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Post by ilovemyboys on Nov 16, 2005 11:54:44 GMT -5
An interesting thing happened today, and I was wondering if anyone else experiences it with their ADHD kids...My son dragged out his homework most of last night, and left some till this morning. So he sat at the table for about 35 - 40 minutes, fidgeting, throwing the pencil in the air, etc. doing NOTHING....Then, about 5 minutes before the bus was coming, he said something like "Oh boy I have to finish this" and proceeded to complete the entire assignment in record time.
It just amazes me, since he obviously CAN do the assignment...I'm starting to feel like I should make him do his homework in the morning right before the bus, then we wouldn't have the evening struggles!!!
Since I can't really do that, has anyone ever used a timer? I was thinking maybe I should give him 5 minutes to do a section of work, and give him a reward if he finishes in that time. I've been hesitant to do this, thinking that he'll just rush, but if it gets done then he can go back and neaten it up or correct spelling, etc.
What do you think?
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Post by Mayleng on Nov 16, 2005 13:19:35 GMT -5
Do whatever works? My son, however, hates being timed (timed math is murder). He gets so stressed by the timer that he can't think of anything else. But making this fun might help your son.
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Post by ilovemyboys on Nov 16, 2005 13:54:46 GMT -5
That's what I'm hoping. Its so frustrating to see him sitting there doing NOTHING, when I know he can do it.
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Post by my3texans on Nov 16, 2005 15:34:17 GMT -5
I have used a timer with my son, and it worked with some success. After getting home, having a snack, & me going through his back pack, we would get everything ready for homework time -- pencils, paper, books, etc. Then we would set the timer for 25 minutes or so, & start to work. During that 25 minutes, he had my attention -- I would help him in any way I could, short of giving him the answers, on his homework. At the end of the 25 minutes, he was on his own, if the homework was not complete, I would then work on supper.
Now, he comes in & just does his homework without any real hassles. The timer got him into a routine & he seems to work well with it. I still make myself available, but it's okay with him if I am working on supper while he is working on homework.
We have also used it to time reading. He & his sister are supposed to read at least 15 minutes each night, we use a timer for this also.
Unfortunately, I think my son has timer issues with math. He gets so worried about "beating the clock" on timed math quizzes that he writes the first thing that pops in his head, regardless of whether it is right or not. The kicker is that the school wants the kids to be able to pass the timed tests in order to pass the 4th grade.
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Post by brazos on Nov 16, 2005 19:57:20 GMT -5
I use a timer all the time. I wanted to put on his 504, they (ADHDers) have no sense of time. It works for us with chores too.
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Post by cosmos61 on Nov 17, 2005 11:29:34 GMT -5
Every kid is different...have you asked him about it. Mine wouldn't go for it. What helps him concentrate is having me sit right next to him. I do alot of prompting too to keep him on track. We've got permission from the teacher to stop after one hour. If there's too many sheets we end up doing every other question or whatever works to squeeze them all in.
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Post by go9ersjrh on Nov 18, 2005 15:46:06 GMT -5
We live by the timer during homework time. In our case, we set the timer for 15 minutes. As long as he is productive during the 15 minutes, he gets an agreed upon break time or gets to play a short game with me. Two night ago it was 15 minutes then 7 hands of blackjack. Go figure! But he got his homework done.
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