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What would you have done at his age? Would you have done your homework promptly or played video games first? Did you ever skip your homework altogether? Be hone
by asaph 9y ago
What would you have done at his age? Would you have done your homework promptly or played video games first? Did you ever skip your homework altogether? Be honest.
- throwaway84742 9y agoComputers were primitive when I was his age, but I did have one. I never had any problems with homework. The context here is that I did not grow up in the US, and not doing one’s homework and having shitty grades was not “socially acceptable“ in the peer group. My son is not as fortunate.
- zellyn 9y agoHeh. I grew up in South Africa, where “didn't do your homework” was met with a choice (if you were lucky) between caning (getting hit with a thin bamboo rod) and essay-writing.
- sgc 9y agoI'm not sure that is a relevant question. What I did might very well have been just the wrong thing. Of course they have urges and preferences they have difficulty controlling. That is the entire point of locking something down.
- creep 9y agoIf I was born just five or so years later, I'd be that guy's kid. My mother didn't know how to discipline me. She would try and then I would convince her to give up. She never put any controls on anything I did-- consequently, I didn't learn what life could be like with those controls in place. Parenting is mostly a guessing game, but I honestly believe that no matter what, one has to teach discipline in some form or another. Once you see the kid disciplining him/herself, then you cut down on the discipline you provide. The human brain is not necessarily designed to be naturally disciplined. Your kid will veg out if you don't teach and enforce rules that show them what can happen when rules are in place-- things like graduating high school, for example.
- throwaway84742 9y ago>> Your kid will veg out That is 100% true. I don’t want my kid living under a bridge when robots take over all the burger flipping jobs.