Parenting Rewards & Responsibilities © 2007

It is important to you that your child learn to be responsible for his own workload, including staying organized, using planning skills, and following through on his school assignments. You feel strongly that these skills are now his responsibility and that he needs to perform them independently.

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1			Your ninth grader will not do his homework. Until this year, he had been doing his school work and getting reasonable grades. This new behavior has you worried. He doesn’t even bring his books home, let alone write down his assignments. You can download the homework online from his teachers, but he refuses to do any of it. He will not accept the help of a tutor. In the spaces provided, answer these questions: Who can you turn to for advice in this situation? What part of this problem is your responsibility as a parent? What part of this problem is the school’s responsibility? What part of this problem is your son’s responsibility? How can you encourage your son to be more responsible for his own workload?