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Oh ATG!!!

My little stinkers have, chewed and clawed many pieces of furniture and carpet. And then there is the almighty barf.

Hi Pugsy! Sorry for the meeting vortex.

G-night ladies. It's chilly here and I want to crawl under the covers.
 
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Wait EB, come back! I need your (any everyone else who had kids) help:

DD HATES HOMEWORK! And we're talking easy-peesy 2nd grade homework. Gawd help me next year and all other years after! Seriously, crying, shoulder shrugs at the simplest questions (what is a stream?)...I'm about to kill both of us! I'm too old to remember, and I only have one, so is this normal? Is there a grade when this goes away? Am I failing as a parent? :pout:
 
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Brennamom said:
Wait EB, come back! I need your (any everyone else who had kids) help:

DD HATES HOMEWORK! And we're talking easy-peesy 2nd grade homework. Gawd help me next year and all other years after! Seriously, crying, shoulder shrugs at the simplest questions (what is a stream?)...I'm about to kill both of us! I'm too old to remember, and I only have one, so is this normal? Is there a grade when this goes away? Am I failing as a parent? :pout:
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We have a no TV during the week policy. Started in first grade and has continued ever since (we're talking high school now). And homework is done first thing. It became a routine part of the day pretty quickly. Which helped eliminate too much grumbling.
 
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mistikat said:
We have a no TV during the week policy. Started in first grade and has continued ever since (we're talking high school now). And homework is done first thing. It became a routine part of the day pretty quickly. Which helped eliminate too much grumbling.
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Hi Mistikat! That's exactly how it is here, but it doesn't make it any better. She still grumbles and stalls and gets upset....makes for a wonderfully pleasant dinner - NOT!
 
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mistikat said:
Do you think it might be more motivating if she was rewarded with 20 minutes of Wii time if and only if she does her homework with no complaints?
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Yes, and we do that to a certain extent, even tonight when she finished both math and english but it's wearing me out night after night....I'm just feeling really deficient in the parental dept tonight I guess. Wish I could go back and start over some days, but who doesn't:p...
 
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B'mom, homework and projects were the absolute worst part of my kids being in school. I have no advice, just sympathy. Mine were also great at "forgetting" the needed book, paper, etc. Luckily the elementary school is just down the street and the kids were able to run back and get it occasionally.
 
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