Comments on: Living Up to the Nickname http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/01/15/living-up-to-the-nickname/ Successes, failures, and a few funny stories about parenting. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:39:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Amy http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/01/15/living-up-to-the-nickname/#comment-570 Amy Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:26:56 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/01/15/living-up-to-the-nickname/#comment-570 Lol. I don't know yet. Hubby wanted to go ahead and negotiate with him on it just to tease. I've found that if I mention something and then give The Mercenary time to think about it he eventually comes around to my way of doing things and I don't have to make it a power struggle. So I'll give him a few days before bringing it up again. It's a hard lesson for him: putting in the effort to do things correctly would have avoided this problem. Unfortunately both he and TechnoBoy are getting this lesson in stereo. They both resisted learning their math facts over the years, and now that we're in 4th grade and having to use them in higher level problems they're realizing that it's costing them time. I just try to keep my mouth shut and smile benignly. While I order them a set of flashcards. Lol. I don’t know yet. Hubby wanted to go ahead and negotiate with him on it just to tease. I’ve found that if I mention something and then give The Mercenary time to think about it he eventually comes around to my way of doing things and I don’t have to make it a power struggle. So I’ll give him a few days before bringing it up again.

It’s a hard lesson for him: putting in the effort to do things correctly would have avoided this problem. Unfortunately both he and TechnoBoy are getting this lesson in stereo. They both resisted learning their math facts over the years, and now that we’re in 4th grade and having to use them in higher level problems they’re realizing that it’s costing them time. I just try to keep my mouth shut and smile benignly. While I order them a set of flashcards.

]]> By: Michelle (The Beartwinsmom) http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/01/15/living-up-to-the-nickname/#comment-569 Michelle (The Beartwinsmom) Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:59:23 +0000 http://www.earnestparenting.com/2008/01/15/living-up-to-the-nickname/#comment-569 ROFL!!! I can just see him saying that! Poor kid! So, what is he going to do now? ROFL!!! I can just see him saying that! Poor kid! So, what is he going to do now?

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