Laid back and forgetful son. What to do?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:08 am
My youngest is in Year 8. He is extremely laid back and relaxed about life. He loves his school, has a great set of friends, he is well-behaved and he is working hard. However, as I posted elsewhere in Year 7 he lost a coat, two jumpers, a pencil case, a pair of football boots and left his sports bag on the bus several times. This year he has been back to school for three weeks and has lost his school diary which thankfully was returned to him, he has forgotten one piece of homework (which he wasn't punished for because this is the first time he has done this) and today he has football and has taken his brother's football boots by accident which are three sizes too big for him. I have decided that maybe because of his nature he needs a little bit more support than his brothers, so every night I ask him whether he has done all his homework and tell him to make sure he hasn't forgotten anything. When he has sports I tell him to check his bag and double check he has everything. I have tried lots of strategies to try to get him to look after his belongings and be a bit more organised but nothing seems to work. Should I just accept that this is the way he is and hope that he will grow out of it or can anyone give me any ideas of what to do. All I seem to do at the moment is nag him to do things and remember things.