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Atom · 10-11-2007, 03:23 AM

My son is 9 years old. He is very smart and a very good person.

I don't like to focus on this problem, but it seems to be getting worse, and it's making him so unhappy. I really want to help him; I just don't know what to do. He becomes easily overwhelmed by school work or frustrated when he has to listen to instructions. He starts crying and whining at the very thought of homework. During one homework assignment, of about 4 hours, he actually spent about 25 minutes working on the assignment. The rest of the time was spent whining, crying, complaining, fidgeting, being distracted, etc. The work he is assigned is harder than anything I ever had to do at his age, but I haven't found a way to convince him that he can be happy regardless of how much work he has to do - that his feelings are a result of his thoughts about his situation, rather than being a result of his situation.

Any ideas?

10-11-2007, 03:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
Atom Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 43	Son has low tolerance for frustration My son is 9 years old. He is very smart and a very good person. I don't like to focus on this problem, but it seems to be getting worse, and it's making him so unhappy. I really want to help him; I just don't know what to do. He becomes easily overwhelmed by school work or frustrated when he has to listen to instructions. He starts crying and whining at the very thought of homework. During one homework assignment, of about 4 hours, he actually spent about 25 minutes working on the assignment. The rest of the time was spent whining, crying, complaining, fidgeting, being distracted, etc. The work he is assigned is harder than anything I ever had to do at his age, but I haven't found a way to convince him that he can be happy regardless of how much work he has to do - that his feelings are a result of his thoughts about his situation, rather than being a result of his situation. Any ideas?