My ADHD kid is in first grade and I am very nervous about homework as the years progress. I am a late diagnosed adult, and we had 3-4 hours a night in my middle school and high school magnet programs. my kid currently turns a 2 sentence writing prompt and illustration into a hour long production, bringing back nightmares of baby sitting a 7 year old ND kid who would scream how much she hated homework for an hour before finally acquiescing to finish in 10 minutes. I was 16 at the time and I had no idea how to handle her frustration, and I'm not much better now with my 6 yo. Every technique I have used for myself hasn't helped him. We love the original Star Wars triology in our house!
1) Do the Star Wars movies (and all of the attendant spinoffs)
2) Related comment: I think that schools assign far too much homework these days. I have watched as my kids and my step-kids spend HOURS, often up until the late night or early morning hours, in what seems to be an increasingly futile effort to keep up with the amount of work their various teachers assign. Now, I'm older, but I don't recall getting the ridiculous amount of homework that today's kids get. It seems counterproductive and can lead to a sense of defeat if the kids can't keep up, and I don't see that it really furthers their education in any way.
3) Your fun is just beginning with respect to the kids. I have a total of six (four of my own, two stepkids), with three boys and three girls. Don't know if any of your kids are girls, but if they are, good luck! Teenage girls are living proof that there is always a deeper, scarier level of crazy!
My ADHD kid is in first grade and I am very nervous about homework as the years progress. I am a late diagnosed adult, and we had 3-4 hours a night in my middle school and high school magnet programs. my kid currently turns a 2 sentence writing prompt and illustration into a hour long production, bringing back nightmares of baby sitting a 7 year old ND kid who would scream how much she hated homework for an hour before finally acquiescing to finish in 10 minutes. I was 16 at the time and I had no idea how to handle her frustration, and I'm not much better now with my 6 yo. Every technique I have used for myself hasn't helped him. We love the original Star Wars triology in our house!
1) Do the Star Wars movies (and all of the attendant spinoffs)
2) Related comment: I think that schools assign far too much homework these days. I have watched as my kids and my step-kids spend HOURS, often up until the late night or early morning hours, in what seems to be an increasingly futile effort to keep up with the amount of work their various teachers assign. Now, I'm older, but I don't recall getting the ridiculous amount of homework that today's kids get. It seems counterproductive and can lead to a sense of defeat if the kids can't keep up, and I don't see that it really furthers their education in any way.
3) Your fun is just beginning with respect to the kids. I have a total of six (four of my own, two stepkids), with three boys and three girls. Don't know if any of your kids are girls, but if they are, good luck! Teenage girls are living proof that there is always a deeper, scarier level of crazy!