ruthanne

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  1. I need some tips if any have some. I felt right about homeschooling and felt like I've given it my all and turned to the Lord when the oging got tough, but my kids constantly fight me to do the schoolwork, even when I simplify it and try to make it fun. They also have rambunctious short tempers and will talk back to me unless I yell or threaten to spank. I dont like the ugly monster Im becoming and we are all unhappy. NOt to mention I am feeling overwhelmed constantly and they say they are bored. We have a co-op----they hate it. We have a sports group--kinda expensive. We're doing extra fun things like"Wacky fressup days" and music & dance lessons. We're using the Karl Maeser curriculum--love it! But getting them to do their work without fighting and yelling puts me on an emotional roller coaster daily and I feel like I could eat out Dunking Donuts and watch all of Blockbuster's movies! If I've done all I can and they are to blame for me putting them back into school--that's one thing. But I will still face the feelings of being a quitter. I don't know how I can keep doing this or how it could possibly be good for us to continue. My wise husband suggested I write all the forums for tips before I quit. Help please. Ages and other info: 9 and 7 I have 4 children--9,7,4 (all three are boys),and 1 I homeschooled the 9 and 7 until last year--they did one year of public school when I had our little girl So this is my 4th year homeschooling. The curriculum is great--challenging and fun. I have been told that the yelling etc wont stop with public school. But I feel like I've tried everything, so I think to myself "maybe it's just not right anymore". Have a few reward systems: We fill up a little jar with pennies when we see them making good choices 9Then when it's full, dad takes them out to eat). I grade their work too for "honor roll" out to eat. Helper cards: when they help a siblin gwith their work they check it off on their helper card and if they fill up their card, they get a prize out of the treasure box. My oldest will throw in the towel right away if it's remotely challenging. I'll offer help and try to make it fun but he goes straight into freak out mode. So I said if they whine about their work (and I offered help, tried to make it fun, etc) and they still wont do it, they have to stay in their seat until it is done. They can always ask for help, but he hardly gets himeslf to do that until hours later. Stubborn. He just rants on and on "Im not doing i! You can't make me do it" If the backtalking gets ridiculous and hateful, he has to write sentences and stays in his room until it's done. For yelling and backtalking (mild) they are just sent to their room. Until they can calm down. The problem is if the older one does it, the 7 year old will most often copy him. And their poor younger brother has to wait through it all until I can help him with his work. Not to mention the 1 year old is trying to nap through all the commotion so that doesn't help when she's awakened. Im okay with him communicating that it's difficult. But why the towel in right away and the anger and blah...