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Subject: How to not get worn out as a parent?

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Gretchen S
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Date Posted: 19:43:09 05/08/10 Sat

After suspecting it for 2+ years, we finally had my son (9 years old) tested, and it was confirmed that he is Dyslexic. Prior to this year he had very little homework. However, now that he is in 3rd grade, combined with having moved after last school year, the new school, which focuses a great deal more on academics than our former school, he has had more homework. I work full time and my husband not only works away from home for large periods of time, his first language is not english and therefore I am the homework helper. I find that I spend literally HOURS with my son on a couple of worksheets, that I think would take the "normal" student 30 - 45 minutes to complete. So between, dinner, trying to spend some quality time with my daughter, and helping my son with homework, I don't have any relaxing down time for me, because I'm exhausted by the time I send the kids to bed, I too just go to bed. I feel like I'm overwhelmed.
Does anyone have any suggestions or tricks as to what you do to not feel overwhelmed? If I don't sit with my son and walk through each homework question with him he doesn't stay on track and gets frustrated. So I feel like I don't have any other options than to continue doing what I'm doing. I'm just afraid that I'm going to get burnt out and not be able to be there at all to help him.

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Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Lynne C. 06:46:51 05/09/10 Sun

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? belle (Hopeful) 17:53:56 05/14/10 Fri

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? kelly (frustrated) 01:28:50 08/19/10 Thu

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? lori 20:28:39 08/26/10 Thu

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Mary 13:50:30 09/02/10 Thu

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Gill 14:24:08 09/04/10 Sat

fix the reading problem tom berend 06:19:06 09/09/10 Thu

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? dawn aslam 07:46:42 09/12/10 Sun

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? mairie 09:46:11 09/29/10 Wed

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Karen (Teacher) 01:14:35 10/03/10 Sun

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Theresa 22:16:13 10/11/10 Mon

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Ros Coleborne 19:19:20 10/13/10 Wed

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Dr. Vincenza Tiberia (Educational Psychologist) 20:52:51 10/13/10 Wed

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Emma 04:12:40 10/17/10 Sun

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? L Caddick 03:09:49 10/18/10 Mon

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? yveaux 00:14:24 11/10/10 Wed

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Mommy-Lin 11:36:55 11/10/10 Wed

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? mustafa 01:55:34 11/14/10 Sun

Re: How to not get worn out as a parent? Keith 14:28:21 11/15/10 Mon

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