Ugh I as a parent now face that thankless task of getting my children to do their homework and some of them don't really want to. Surprise ... surprise....
My older children are not so much of a problem just the threat of taking away video games or enough TV and they jump to it with a vengeance. My little guy though, he is a tough one to crack. I recently initiated the "No games and no TV before homework" rule.
My little guy now hates everything. He hates the music on in the car. He hates the food we have for lunch and or dinner. To make this transition easier (or to make him see how serious I take it) I won't play on the computer or watch TV until his homework is done.
I've told him and my other children that as a child he has only two jobs; cleaning his room and doing his homework. It doesn't seem to help much (I don't even really push to make him clean his room).
Well, I will keep pushing them to do their homework. I wouldn't push them if they had perfect test scores. If they have perfect test scores they should either be moved to a more difficult class or accept that they already know it and don't worry about the homework.
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What can I say? So long as your little ones (all of them including your "little guy") are successful, then it doesn't matter what approach you take so long as it works for them. As you already pointed out in a round about fashion, all kids respond differently to different things and you have to do what works best. I know it may not always seem fair to the kids (being treated differently), but if you are working within the realm of what each child needs, then it is by all means fair. Trust me ... I know!
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