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Old 11-06-2008, 10:18 PM   #25
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My son who is a junior in high school is struggling once again. He seems to have a hard time focusing and settling in and getting the work done. I have tried everything from the hard ass route to a very kind and loving father. I'm running out of ideas and wondering if anybody here struggled terribly in high school or have children that did and what helped solve the problem.
Put him in an environment with better peers, where doing well in school is cool. At his age, your son is in the thrall of his peers.
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