Struggling with homeschooling?

[ADHDCoaching]

Yes! I am right there with 'ya! Let's hang in there together and the best suggestion I have for everybody is to focus on LOVE. Our kids have a very difficult time with change. If homework of the day does not get done that day, let it go! Our kids need to feel comforted, supported, and loved first! Trying to get it all done in one day can be exhausting for the whole family. Take this time to spend quality time with your child. Use this time to build on positive memories that will last a lifetime!

[Nats2005]

Definitely struggling! Four days in and neither I, my wife or our nanny has been able to persuade our son (4) to do any of the preschool activities in the packet the county program he is in sent home.

Haven't tried any of the on-line stuff. It's a possibility, though someone has to watch my son like a hawk or he'll just end up going to YouTube/YT Kids, playing games, or watching Frozen for the umpteenth time.

[cweigel]

My five-year-old son is in a special needs private school because of his severe ADHD. We just got him enrolled from our district in January, and he's been doing so well in the environment there with the special ed teachers. I'm trying to do the online school work with him, but it's been a battle each day. Every day, when I open the computer to log in, the screaming begins. He's flipped a small table. He knocked over my reading lamp this morning. I'm trying my best not to yell at him, but I'm supposed to be working from home too, as is our 8th grader and my husband. I've emailed the teacher that this is an especially tough day. I don't know how to stop the tantrums and subsequent meltdowns. Pulling out a worksheet or logging on to ILX is a trigger. And it starts with screaming at the top of his lungs "I'm bored." I've snapped and yelled at him several times, which I'm not happy about—but I can't fulfill any of my work responsibilities either.

[tacomadad]

Thanks. Yeah, if the weather is good, outdoor recess is as long as they want. We have some routines, and I have activities, but I'm flexible.

[tacomadad]

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VERY familiar, love the guy.

[momwifedaughtersis]

Struggling here too. Our son is 7. I totally feel you on the meltdowns that start at the mere sight of a worksheet or online platform. I'm trying to remember how hard this topsy turvy life must be for him, that he doesn't *want* to be miserable. But it's so hard. I'm also having a terrible time getting my own work done... things are soooo much easier if I put the kids in front of Wild Kratts for a couple hours (which I have done).

I was telling my son's therapist that it's like the nightly homework battle x 10. Her reply: "I enjoyed this piece in the NYTimes: nytimes.com/2020/03/19/opin....

Don't be too hard on yourself about how much work he does or the quality of the work. His future does not depend on how well he does for the last few months of second grade."

So, I'm trying to find a balance to get him to do some of the assigned work, and not drive both of us insane with pressure to tick all the boxes. One annoying Catch 22 is that he refuses to do most of the school work during the day, but then gets really upset when he realizes that he has incomplete assignments. "But I *have* to do it! Ms. Smith is going to be so mad at me!"

I found that he was remarkably receptive to doing his math work from 8-9pm tonite... anything is better than going to bed, I guess!?

[Mom_of_Twins]

The first week, my boys were doing the assigned online schoolwork--but that did not seem to take long, and then they moved on to video game Roblox (which I don't like but I find it hard to keep them off of it once the computer is on). This week, I printed out independent study packets from Education.com (I just wanted them to pick up a pencil!). The reward for doing 10 pages was time on Roblox. This is what worked for me.