All my 11year old son wants to do is sleep, play video games and play video games, watch TV and play with friends. WOW, sounds like a regular kid. But when I tell him it is time to do school work, He sits and stairs at it for an hour, maybe completing one problem or falls asleep or sneeks out when I'm not looking to go hide and do something else. He is my 4rth and youngest child. The other children all had problems at this age to work through, which they did overcome. but nothing like this one. I think I am just getting too old and tired to keep up with him. It seems like He just can't make it anywhere. To make a long story short (if I can). Started in Private School Kindergarden and 1rst grade, then to public 2nd to 4rth and now trying to homeschool. I have no problems with him around other kids in a social, sport or church areas. But when you put him in a classroom, this is not good. the bullies seem to pick him out of the croud. The teachers don't seem to now how to deal with him. I now he is very smart. Homeschooling worked OK at first, but I lost all my help at the business and am working alot more know. He could do most of this work himself but chooses to fool around. I need to get him motivated, maybe even interested in completing his work. I would like to send him back to school, but I feel that the problem is not solved and I will be repeating the same things all over again. My question is, Why does my son seem so lazy? Why can't I seem to send him to school without getting in fights and he never did his work, but yet scored above his grade level? Why doesn't he seem to care about anything but play and sleep? I'm at my wits end. My husband and I work alot of hours just trying to make the ends meet. I don't want to give up on my son. He doesn't have a few years to get this right, We must solve this right away.
