My machine now gives the low sugar alert and stops no matter what I put in it. Things that slushed perfectly a month ago now won't. Is it just dead, what am I supposed to do?
My 11 year old son has bee having escalating bad behavior at school resulting in phone calls home and suspensions. These are for being disrespectful and ignoring teachers, refusing to do any work, leaving when he shouldn't etc...
He already is seeing a psychiatrist and is medicated for ADHD and ODD. He has a counselor he sees regularly.
I have tried every form of consequence for this. There are no perks of life left tot take away from him, I am not going to corporal punishment. But the disrespectful behavior and suspensions have to stop. My job is in jeopardy with the amount of work I am missing because of getting called to pick him up early.
He is very good at saving money and very proud of it. He had gotten to over $600 in his account. It was already established that if he breaks something during one of his fits of anger that I take the amount out to pay for the broken item (the natural consequence of it). That alone worked so well that I actively see him recently get mad and almost throw something but stop himself. I assume because he realizes it will cost him money if it breaks.
I'm at such a loss now that yesterday when I picked him up after getting called by the principal I told him from now on if he gets a phone call home for bad behavior I am taking $50 from his account. (the money would just go back into the parent account on the app that funds allowance. I am not actually taking the money and keeping it myself)
I know this doesn't fit the crime but I am desperate for anything that will get him to behave in class. My husband is very against the idea. I'd love some input!