My son has a problem "Laziness"

@patzel88 (3310)
Philippines
July 12, 2008 5:27am CST
i always discipline him, we are very early waking up every morning but because of his laziness he sometimes arrived late in school. His teacher told me his problem of being late and having so many excuses. What should i do?
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@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
12 Jul 08
Your child is not Lazy, he just lacks motivation. You need to make his life more interesting. Forget the "discipline," get out there and be his friend. Do you read to him before he sleeps at night? Do you help with his homework? Are you interested in his progress at school? Do you talk to him and show your interest in his schoolwork? He needs your input and your trust. Reward him when he gets good Grades. Be his Mentor, his Friend and his Coach!
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
yes i do like i am his best friend and everytime i always inform him what was his activities in school and i always remind him of his assignments but he just answered me "later mom".
@TheCarter (369)
• United States
12 Jul 08
You may not want to hear it, but the responsibility of getting him to school on time is yours. Maybe there is something in his diet that is causing this. Try putting him on water for a week. Just buy water for a week and see how that effects his waking patterns. When I was in the military all I drank was water and it drastically increased my energy levels, especially in the mornings. Every body is different and their needs for nutrition also differ. With a healthy, consistent, balanced, and specialized diet we should be alert, active, and it will even effect our sleep patterns as well. Is your child getting a good amount of exercise everyday? Children need exercise more than adults, is your child a couch potato?
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
he never do exercise, he is always seating in the computer playing games and eating. i want him to be independent at home and at school. thanks for the help
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
12 Jul 08
Well, my son has ADHD and have trouble getting a sleep in nights. This make it hard for him to wake up in the mornings. He is now 17 years old and still we work hard on this issue. He know´s about this problem and try not to be hard on me when I do wake him up. But some times it is hard and I get tired of always try to get him up. Any way, he is always in time for school. One thing we do have done to make this easier for both of us, is medication. He has medication for his ADHD in the mornings, and have one other medication for go to sleep in nights. This do work, but some times I feel he should be left out of his medication, specially on the holiday´s. So now, when it is summer holiday´s he is of his pills. And I do not work as much on waking up as I do the normally schooldays.
@patzel88 (3310)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
well my son is always depending all to me, he is 12 years old and i want him to be more active and alert in school. because from the start of classes he is usually arrived to school late.