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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He sounds very sweet, OP, and he will come into his own and shine.

If his GPA is low, and he's "shy" and not focused, have you thought that he may have inattentive ADHD? My son has that (along with other issues) and ADHD meds were a lifesaver in middle and high school while he caught up. Graduated high school with a 4.67 GPA. Now he's in college and doesn't use his meds except for exam days.

Just making a suggestion.[/quote]

Thank you! It has occurred to me, but it’s more like he either doesn’t want to work harder or maybe he genuinely doesn’t realize that the quality of work he produces is not up to par. Like, he will say - oh I missed assignment X and got an F, but I’ll ace assignment Y and make up the grade. Then, he gets a C on assignment Y and is flabbergasted. [/quote]

Yeah, I think you should spend some time teaching him how things work and less time lamenting that he isn’t you.[/quote]

Oh trust me we had many conversations. Doesn’t seem to lead anywhere. [/quote]

If he’s under the impression that he can fail to turn in half his work, but do well on the other half and end up with an A, I don’t think your conversations have much substance.

You seem to be a lot of blahblahblah but not a lot of action. Go over his tests and quizzes with him. Go over what assignments need to be done and sit him down and watch him do them. He seems to need some concrete guidance.

As far as activities go, did you ask him why he dislikes everything he has tried? A lot of kids don’t like new things at first solely bc they aren’t good at them. Dig in and figure him out, don’t let him pass on things he’d enjoy because it’s hard at first.[/quote]

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