Rarely hands in homework, doesn’t care about schoolwork, and distracting other children are common characteristics of an unmotivated child. An unmotivated child may have underlying problems that are causing their lack of motivation and difficulties for parents and schools.
“No, that’s not right! There is a correct way to load the dishwasher. All of the plates have to be facing the same way and the glasses need to go from smallest to largest,” said the mother to her son. Her son looked exasperated and finally said, “I am not loading the dishes anymore and…
“I told you to stop doing that!” yelled the mother as she spanked her three year old son’s behind. Her son lets out a yelp and stops what he was doing. The mother does not feel happy that she had to spank her son, but it did get results. The problem is that spanking is…
The arguing and strife had a reached a climax and the decision had finally been made by the boy’s parents to get a divorce. Divorce occurs in roughly 40% of all marriages and many divorcing couples have children. The impact of divorce on children can be incredibly disruptive and it can take children years to…
It had been a bad school year by all accounts for the 3rd grade boy. He had consistently struggled in reading and was getting further behind his classmates. His behavior in the classroom was getting worse as he would yell at the teacher and rip up his work. This resulted in frequently being sent to…