Comments on: Children and Consequences

By: pdad

pdad — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:46:57 +0000

I was checking Amelia’s math homework tonight and can vouch that the grid paper is working miracles. Though it doesn’t force organization (paper alone cannot remove free agency–this requires the addition of a parent) it does provide a good framework for allowing easy organization of numbers. Amelia’s biggest problem in math is the organization required to carry out these multi-step problems without losing track of something. With the paper she is making good progress.

By: Mark M.

Mark M. — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:23:07 +0000

I love grid paper and I am sure I would be better at math today if my mom had intervened early enough. Good job.

By: angela

angela — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:14:50 +0000

I’m glad it’s not just my kids acting like this. Good luck with yours. Keep smiling and try to praise them for the good they do.

By: liz

liz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:05:47 +0000

Maybe you know this already, but your children are 100% normal! I like to remind myself when kids are being defiant that stubborn-ness is a very helpful quality to have as an adult in the real world. I worry a tiny bit about children who are overly compliant, that they’ll grow up to be passive, which is not a helpful quality to have. I’ve realized that I’m going to spend my entire summer trying to motivate my children (I don’t think I’d be cut out to do home school all year).