Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Kids? What to do?
Okay, so I don't have kids. BUT i do have a younger brother and i feel like he is my child, even though he is now 15 years old (so no longer little). I have been watching over him when it comes to school because my parents are somewhat out of the loop on how it all works. Since i have been through the whole school system they leave it to me to make sure my brother is doing what he needs to be doing and going in the right direction for college. NOW my problem is that i don't actually know how to deal with kids, or teenagers. My brother is not doing so well in school since he started high school, he gets C's and D's in a lot of his classes and F's as well. He is not a dumb kid, he just doesn't put forth any effort. I took away XBOX and have been checking his homework to make sure he is doing it, and i have even sent out progress report sign sheets for his teachers to write every week so that i know if he is doing his work in class. So my question for folks is how do i encourage him to do well in school? I know school can be hard and sometimes boring but he needs to get through it. How do i make it fun and interesting for him, and how do i encourage him to do better? I need help here, how do i get around to my brother feeling more involved at school and doing better in his classes? Im just looking for ideas here i know that there is no expert on teenagers but if you feel like you are PLEASE HELP!!!
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My neice is the same exact age as your brother. My brother is going through somewhat the same situation with my niece. She is gong to Aptos high and has pretty much dropped out with D's and F's. There is to much distracting such as tv, videos games, cell phones, facebook. etc. They need to be taken away when necessary!
ReplyDeleteIt seems as if you are very involved with your little brother and putting in the effort for his well being and in that case I am most definite that he notices this. If he can see it then you are in the right direction, just leading by example is greater than all things. he will eventually follow in your foot steps because it will be all he was tough and shown. That's my theory and good luck.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I have a younger brother in a similar situation. Unfortunately he has decided to join the Marines and is skipping out on college alltogether. One thing that I would reccomend is to encourage him every chance you get. Praise him when he does well on his homework or when he does well on a test. Make it a special occassion to encourage him. I wish you the best of luck!
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