how do I help my teen with her school work, she is really struggling.?
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Schedule a parent/teacher meeting with her teacher. See if the teacher is willing to stay after school a couple of days a week and give her one on one tutoring.\n\nMy little brother went through the exact same thing with his math and english lessons and his teacher was more than happy to stay late with him since teachers are always at school after the kids to home.\n\nAlso, it may be a tough decision to make, but it is almost the end of the school year. If you daughter just quite doesn't grasp what she is trying to learn, maybe it is best if she is held back a year. If she is struggling so hard now, how in the world would she survive in a higher grade?\n\nGood luch!
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Maybe you could sit with her and ask her how she is feeling, if there are any probelms she wishes to discuss. Maybe there is something or someone bothering her. \n\nThe fact she bursts into tears when you ask her to buck her ideas up shows to me something is wrong. Set her some goals, and ask if there is anything you can do to help her. There may be things she doesn't understand but is too afraid to ask. \n\nGive her a sense of purpose. Give her a specific job, make her feel useful and wanted. Maybe then she will take pride in her work and repsect you more. \n\nGood luck.
52291
discuss with your syster that you can not continue like that because if you will continue like that you loose your school, and no body will care about you.\nIf she didn't find a solution try to find another place to study.
448611
Maybe stop helping so much, just be supportive, and let him know you are available if he wants help or just to talk to. Maybe he is intimidated by the fact that you are so successful in school, while he struggles. Give him some space.He may not feel comfortable accepting help from you.\nAnyway, good luck!
138819
Well from personal experience, be a good listener for them.  Encourage them to talk to you or anyone that they can trust about what is bothering them.  Above all don't let them fall through the cracks.  Encourage them to keep doing the things that they need to like go to work if they have a job or go to class if they are in school.  If they stop doing these things, matters will only get worse.  For example, if they get fired because they haven't been going to work that will add to their depression because then they feel like they are worthless, so to speak.
198522
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569192
Give them less homework and try to make it more fun. Give less paperwork and more interesting projects. Try to be more creative with it. I know kids can be very difficult to teach these days. Good luck!
806441
I know how you feel. When I was in college I was given a tonne of homework to do. I guess you should tell her that maybe she can lessen the load, but if your in high school don't expect any sympathy. They will just tell you to do it or get a zero.
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Well if you think she's failing you all on purpose go talk to the principal.  If you can reason with her, ask her if you can do extra credit or what you can do to pull your grade up.  Better yet, ask her if she can tutor you.  Teachers hate when they have to do extra work and maybe she will take it easy on you guys.
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Explain to her that part of being an adult involves doing things that you have to do in order to do things that you want to do.  You can empathize with her and say that you understand why she doesn't like all her school subjects, but make sure SHE understands that she is only hurting herself by not applying herself in history and English.  Also, if she plans on going to college she'll have to take even more history and English, so she needs to get used to it now.  There's no way you can make her like those subjects if she doesn't want to, but you may get her to the point where she tolerates them.
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Hire someone or homeschool her at night and on your days off.  If you hire a babysitter for the daytime then have the baby sitter go over the workbooks that you use for homeschooling. That could be the time that she does homework or even have the babysitter teach her. Thats a good job for a college student and most would be free some times of the day. She could help you educate. It would be good for an education major.
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U should talk to her with her parent(s) about a solution 2 her problems.Tell her 2 at lease get her high school diiploma its very important have . These days thats not even enough 2 get some jobs.Do what U can 2 stop her from making a huge mistake. GOOD LUCK !
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It is hard for a preteen to concentrate on their homework. I know I work with them all day and then I come home to my oldest which has the same problem. The one thing that I have noticed is if they are struggling with it then they start to daydream. Thats when you go over to them and ask them if they are doing okay if they are then ask them to teach it to you.  This way you have their attention on the work and it is almost turning it in to family time.  IF they are having problems then thats your chance in helping them get back on track.  And another thing when he does do well for you remember to reward with words. Like for instance "hey you did a good job getting it done thank you." Positive words always works.
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It's really just going to take a lot of practice.  Make sure that you use manipulatives, too, like having her add with real things, such as blocks, cereal pieces, etc.  Also, what may work better than flash cards is a math wall.  You put the problems on a wall somewhere where she can easliy see it, so she can always refer to it when she needs to.  Dont worry - eventaully, she'll get it.
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A good teacher will seek additional help for the child as well as work as many interventions into the classroom as possible.  Discussions with parents and other school staff would also be happening.   Also, talk with the student, sometimes knowing you have someone trust worthy to talk to can help a lot!
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GO to the school and ask for the school social worker, if there isn't one, ask for the person over the special education children, I do understand that that the child may not need special education, but would still be in the "special needs" area. Explain the situation and go from there. If they can't help ask ?? about who can. Please take care of this soon and don't wait till the child breaks down from the stress.
570325
You can give it another try.  In some cases, the teacher is the problem.  Maybe with any luck the new teacher will help her out, instead of working against her