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avatarRobin
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My child needs help & motivation to complete school.

My husband is disabled and can't help with homework and I am either working or tired from working two jobs. Are there any good sites for motivating and tutoring kids from the computer?

Question applies to ages: 16

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Top 5 in: Choosing College, Discipline, Families and Relationships, Family Activities, Growth and Development, Health and Wellness, Learning Disabilities and Special Needs, Learning Styles, Parents and Schools, Safety, School Policy and Education Issues, Study Skills and Academics, Summer Learning and Camps, Teens and Jobs, Transitions and Readiness, Motivating StudentsTop 5 in 16 Topics		 Your child's teachers may be able to recommend specific web sites related to the course content and textbooks they are using in class that could help your child. If he or she needs tutoring, often the National Honor Society students at the high school do peer tutoring, which could also motivate your child to work harder.

Even if your husband is disabled and you are tired from working two jobs, you can motivate your child by being interested in what he or she is doing in school. Ask him to explain the science lab he did last week, or what he likes best about the book he's reading in English class. Ask what he's learning in social studies class and share with him what you liked best from when you had that subject in school. If he knows that you are interested in what he's learning, he may become more interested and motivated as well.

Also, talking about the future--your expectation that he attend college and how he can achieve that goal--will help to motivate him to succeed. With your family situation, he may well qualify for a lot of financial aid, so college is not out of the question. Let him know that you and he can work toward that goal together. Knowing you believe in him can be a HUGE motivator.

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