Weekly Flylady Thread 10th March 2008

nicki_2

I'm on the weight loss thing too....only 3lbs away from my first target When I reach it and maintain it for 2 weeks or loose even more than I am going to go and get this tattooed on my left shoulder :

and then add to it each time I reach a target and maintain it - kind of a lasting reminder that if I put my mind to it I can do anything

Right, lunch for me (DD's is cooling down), and next Harry Potter DVD on for DD. Still going on sorting out the computer... :rolleyes:

taffy1969

Pigpen -DH agrees with what you say. Whenever I ask her to do it he says, leave it till later. It's hard for me cause at school I was like your DD1 I'm afraid and loved school and actually asked to take work home. I try not to force her it's just in me I'm afraid. DD2 wants to learn and has been at nursery at school since Jan and apparantly is helping the older children with their letter sounds.
DD2 is same age as tiddles and is sooo funny. I really don't know where she gets it from, sarcasam(sp) DH, wit, obviously me, cleverness def me!!! What ever she is told to do, she doesn't, now trying reverse phsycology, but I think she is one step ahead of me on that one too!!!!

tiamai_d

pigpen wrote: »

I don't EVER make my little ones do their homework and the bigger ones learned the hard way.. if it doesn't get done they have detentions.. they only do it once!!

DS1 always does his on the bus on the way to school.

DD1 is a swot and does hers before she gets out of class or at lunchtime

DS2 does his on a break time or lunch time at school.. good excuse to stay inside in the warm plus if he needs help the teacher is around to help if he asks..

DD2 goes up to high school in September and at the moment does her homework while eating her breakfast the day it has to be handed in.. she'll learn.

the other 4 don't do any unless it is something they choose to do!!! I wouldn't ever force it and I tell the teachers so!

DS3 doesn't do his on purpose.. they have 'homework club' on a breaktime 2 or 3 times a week and he likes going there.. it is supposed to be a 'detention' but he loves it so saves his homework to do then lol.

Me too! It's only DS1 who has homework right enough, and it's a reading book (after a bad start he is great at reading now) and he has to copy 10 words each night. Usually he will read the book to his little brother, so I don't worry about that. The writing though, I will remind him to do it usually about 4pm, if he does it fine, if he doesn't, his problem.

His teacher spoke to me about his lack of homework. Asked me to encourange him to do it. I said 'I remind him to do it, I refuse to make him do it as it's his responsibility. I will help him do it, but he has to decide to do it himself.' I asked her if he was told off about not doing it, to which she said no, if he hasn't done it he goes to sit with one of the helpers to do it. I told her to start telling him off for not doing it...

Maybe it makes me a bad Mum, but I thought the point of home work was to encourage responsibility for your own life and education? How does me forcing him to do it make him take responsibility?

pigpen

I think that if I forced them to do the homework as well after 6 hours at school it is too much. We talk about other stuff and learn about other things. We have great discussions about health, education, politics.. and of course barbies and teddy bears.

The childrens favourite thing to watch is time team... what more can I say? I must be doing something right lol

taffy1969

I'm feeling like a bad mum for making her do it. I do see what you are both saying though and I think I may try that route. I just thought that if she got used to doing it now then, when she gets more and more then it won't be so bad for her. But as you say pigpen, if they get in trouble at school for not doing it then they will prob do it off their own back.

nickysnackynoo

taffy1969 wrote: »

By the way, did anyone see GMTV this morning, they were saying something about scraping homework for primary schools. What do you all think? I agree to a point, maybe they should start intoducing it in year 6 (which I think is what they did when I was at school) so that they are ready for high school. My dd1 is the biggest pain ever to get her to do her homework. She had some maths and she also had to write a diary for the weekend. Sunday about 3pm she did half the maths and then Monday morning, before school she finished the maths and did the diary. Moaning and complaining the whole time. She is only 6 mind.

I'm not sure.

My DS is 5 (6 at the end of July)...he's in Year 1. I am not sure they should start formal school until 6 or 7. Currently he has Spellings every night with a test on Friday (10 words !!). He gets his reading book changed Monday, Wednesday and Friday (which means reading every night) and he is also on ELS (Early Literacy Scheme) for 10 weeks (just boosts their literacy skills), so last night he had an extra reading book. Bless him he does his best, but he'd rather be out playing and enjoying his childhood...but I make him (encourage !) I don't want him to fall behind.........

Pollybear

Ginger_Girl wrote: »

Hi Polly bear - cake looks fab!
Which recipe did you use?? DH loves coffee cake and if he continues to be a good flylady convert I may make him one later!!!

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It's just a Victoria sandwich mix (6oz marg/sugar/SR flour/3 eggs) with about a dessertspoonful of instant coffee mixed with hot water. Butter icing with more coffee mix.

gunsandbanjos

I've given in and made an appointment to get my hair done, it is driving me crazy. I know its really expenseive, but i only get it done twice a year and it makes me feel better.

Yes pollybear, my tablet is yummy;)

Pollybear

Pigpen - I'm sure I did have a rogue Zanussi but it put me off them for life.

I've got a Bosch fridge/freezer and a Miele cat & dog vacuum, both good.

shell2001

I agree about the homework issue. DD1 started school in Sept, was full time straight away but she was sent home with her letters book and reading book where she was meant to copy out the letters. She had to cope with 6 weeks of doing nothing (as in no 2 1/2 hour sessions at preschool) to days from 9.15 to 3.15 and then be expected to do homework too. Factor in teatime, bathtime and a bedtime of 7pmish when are they expected to do it? Let the little ones play for goodness sake, I think there are lots of important lessons learnt from playtime too.

Rant over...........another whinge on the way

Phoned mum earlier (parents live in Spain, moved over when DD1 was 6 weeks old after years of nagging for grandchildren). She wondered if we would be going over this year. Feel bad but cannot afford it. Just had a look at flights in May (during half term) and for only me and 2 littles its over £350. Then spending money, plus giving money towards grocery etc and over £500 quid gone plus hubbie left at home. They are on an agency to rent their place out this summer and live in a studio they have built on their land so cannot go during summer hols, plus would be too hot for us. Have booked a Haven hol for us all in October (thanks Mr T so will be free) plus flights would have cost us about the same again then. People say "must be nice having free hols as your parents are in Spain" but they are far from free. ok going to take a chill pill now.