How do I get my almost 5 year to be more motivated to want to do school work? He doesn’t want to do…
How do I get my almost 5 year to be more motivated to want to do school work? He doesn’t want to do anything and keeps saying he doesn’t know. All he wants is to do is watch his tablet and that’s gone. He doesn’t want to count even though he knows how, he doesn’t want to write and he doesn’t want to do abc’s. He’s getting incredibly frustrated and I’m not going to lie so am I. He will be going into kindergarten this summer and I don’t want him to be too far behind, but unfortunately he already is. I’ve got work books, print outs and I try and sing and incorporate numbers and letters but it’s literally not getting me anywhere
Amanda·
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Sounds alot like my son at that age. He's 12 now and still very unmotivated when it comes to school. It's a struggle definitely. I just try to stress how important school is and all he should be doing is his best. If he's doing is best then he will feel good and that's all I ask him to do
JWDx4 Momma🦈🦖🦄🧚♀️··
I just don’t understand what to do anymore, he literally wants nothing to do with anything aside from watching his stupid tablet.
Amanda··
Мама троих детей
my son to a T. But it's his phone. I limit it during the week alot.
Bean·
Some people don't like school, maybe he is one of them. Try letting him lead you to something he is interested in learning instead of the workbooks. He sounds pretty normal to me.
Bean··
@jays.mom. I think you're stressing yourself out too much. He is 4, you aren't failing him. Let me tell you, my mom homeschooled us and we barely ever even did school until going to public school in 6th grade...I have a Master's degree now. It all depends on his interests, you can't force him. He will be ok. If his teachers judge you or him, then they aren't good teachers anyway ❤
JWDx4 Momma🦈🦖🦄🧚♀️··
thank you! I always tend to do this, I’m a huge overthinker and don’t know how to stop sometimes. I just want to be the best mom I can be! You’re right, I would hate for the teachers to judge me or yet judge him. I just gotta learn to let him lead the way. Thank you again😌
Bean··
I am a major overthinker too. I was doing it earlier today about absolutely nothing lol.
Melinda Westad·
Maybe have him earn a certain number of minutes of tablet time for completing one task? I think most 4-5 year olds hate worksheets but you can have home say things out loud. Like have him count to 20 and earn 5 minutes. Have him write his name 5 times and earn 5 more minutes. Something like that. If he needs a visual, make little coupons or tickets that he needs to collect and he can redeem them for tablet time. Or stickers on a chart.