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The teacher in charge does the grading in homeschooling. Usually, the mother does this. In such a situation, it could get a little tricky as giving your own child grades can get a little difficult. There is no standard of reference against which could gauge your child’s performance. Usually, you are unaware of the average performance of other children too. Therefore, perhaps, it is best not to resort to the grading system that has been followed traditionally.

For grading a child who is undergoing homeschooling, it is best to assess whether the subject has been thoroughly understood by the child or not. It goes without saying that in case the child has not grasped a particular subject or topic, you need to go over it once again. This helps your child in two ways. First, there is confidence in the child that if he or she is not able to understand something, it will be taught again till he or she gets it. Furthermore, the child will know that once she or he masters a topic, full credit will be received for the hard work that has been put in. Getting full credit and reward for hard work is one of the best motivating factors for a child.

While assessing the abilities of your child, ensure that your emotions do not take over your rationale. You must remain solid against the tears and cries of your child in case he or she resists some subject or topic. If it becomes necessary to master a certain topic, you need to, not just as a parent, but also as a teacher, go through the topic time and again till the child has full grip over it. The child is likely to show belligerence or frustration while having to deal with tougher concepts. But the child is too young to comprehend the importance of these lessons, so it becomes your job to ensure that your child develops all the skills that are required for an all round growth.

If your state needs children to take yearly tests, it will become easier for you to gauge your child’s performance with respect to the other children. Even if has not been made compulsory, it is always recommended that yearly tests be taken in order to assess the child’s progress. These tests can help you see the undiscovered areas of weaknesses and strength. This can help you structure the curriculum so that you cover all the weak areas and build upon those that are strong.

If your state insists on a report card for children who are being homschooled, ensure that you have all the records of your child’s scores and yearly developments. Ensure that you make mention of issues such as discipline, punctuality etc in the report. Also, keep track of the number of days that are working days and all the attendance schedules.

Try to use a lot of external tests while grading the child. There are a number of websites that can help with different age groups and have the provision of free question papers. This method is one of the most cost efficient and effective methods of grading and assessing a child. Because a child is studying in order to satisfy natural curiosity, homeschooling can do wonders in boosting his or her self-confidence.

Abhishek Agarwal
http://www.articlesbase.com/homeschooling-articles/the-nuances-of-home-schooling-how-to-grade-your-child-703368.html

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My ex owes me money from a divorce settlement and hasn’t paid me a dime. He also owes back child support and current child support but because he has another child from another relationship, the state of Indiana can not take out more than half of what he makes. What should I do to enforce him to pay the full amount of child support and the settlement from the divorce. Again if I take him to court what can I expect. His wages are already garnished and can’t be garnished anymore. Any suggestions?

get off your fat ass and get a job and stop trying to take his earned money i don’t know the circumstances of the divorce or relationship but it sounds to me that all you give a shit about is him giving you as much money as possible.

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After 7 months of my sons fathers lack of helping I decided to get the law involved and make him pay child support. The problem is.. He don’t have a job and don’t want a job. He is fine with his mommy paying for everything he needs. I know im entitled to child support but how am I supposed to get anything when he is to lazy to get a job?

If you go to the courts and get a petition for child support set up they will use what they call a formula, where they take your income and the minimum he should be making and calculate it. What ever the calculation comes up with he will be made to pay. Just because he doesn’t have a job doesn’t mean he’s going to get off with not paying it. If that were the case, then all these people out here that have to pay child support would quit their jobs and not worry about it. I’m not sure what the lowest limit is for your state, but my child’s father was ordered to pay $130/month. Of course he hasn’t paid that and his excuse is that he doesn’t have a job. Now he owes $2500 and is about to be sent to jail.

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A husband and wife take turns pulling their child in a wagon along a horizontal sidewalk. Each exerts a constant force and pulls the wagon through the same displacement. They do the same amount of work, but the husband’s pulling force is directed 58˚ above the horizontal, and the wife’s pulling force is directed 38˚ above the horizontal. The husband pulls with a force whose magnitude is 63 N. What is the magnitude of the pulling force exerted by his wife?

None, it’s the husband’s job to pull the child the whole way.

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Qualities needed for raising children are quite different from qualities needed on the job. Many times parents have difficulty adjusting to the role of parents and try to run the family as they would a corporation. This can stifle the child’s desire to achieve and drive them from the parent. Some of the keys for cultivating growth in you children are listed below.

A tolerance for repeated errors. Children are learning everything there is to know about life. A toddler, as they learn to walk, falls down a lot. In elementary school no child completes a year of arithmetic without errors. Teens make many mistakes in the complex arena of personal relationships. It is through these errors that they learn.

Stability. Knowing that home is a safe, nurturing environment where they can come and be loved just as they are is vital to the emotional health of children. Strive to make your home as stable and safe as possible.

Plenty of time for family activities. Doing things together as a family creates a sense of unity and solidarity among family members. Many parents are so caught up in the need to make more money, or even in their own interests and hobbies that there is no time left for family activities.

Patience. Even the best behaved child can try a parent’s patience at times, and some children try a parent’s patience almost constantly. Cultivating patience, while avoiding being overly permissive, is essential to a good relationship with a child.

Emphasis on process, surprises, and changes as the child matures. Fast growing children can constantly surprise and delight us with new knowledge, new achievements and different ideas. Being open to change and delighted by it, rather than bemoaning it and wishing for a previous time when”he was so sweet” will make the child feel valued.

A total commitment to others. There is no greater commitment to others than becoming a parent. The child will consume your life until they are out of your home, and a strong commitment will follow them even then. And you will be stronger for it.

A softness and willingness to bend. While the commitment you make to your child will require a strength you may not know you have, your love of them requires a softness that may be out of character. As they grow and reach the age where they begin to reason with you, even if there are many errors in their reasoning at first, you must listen with an open heart and be willing to change your stance when they have a good argument.

A tolerance for chaos. There will be times when even the most well ordered house full of children appears to be in total chaos. In the midst of the constant process of change that is growing up you cannot expect to be able to maintain order at all times. There will be times of either physical or emotional chaos that will pull the whole family in. Be aware that these are opportunities for a new way of doing or looking at things.

An understanding that failure promotes growth. If everything were perfect all the time there would be no stimulus for change and growth. Since you do not want to change the child’s diaper for the rest of its life you are pleased that the child eventually realizes that a wet, messy diaper is uncomfortable. Avoid the impulse to smooth the way for a young child so that they never experience failure. Someday they will have to face the real world and you want them to learn from little, manageable failures so that they can be prepared to face the world as an adult.

A desire to promote independence in others even if their ways are not your ways. Your children will, most likely, not follow in your footsteps. Give them the opportunity to cultivate their interests, even if they are not your interests. They will have different talents than you , and if you do not give them the opportunity to develop their talents they will be stuck in a place that does not make them comfortable.

A relaxed acceptance of embarrassment. From the time they are born children will have the capacity to embarrass you. This will be exaggerated when they approach their teen years. While it is an accepted fact that teens are embarrassed by their parents, it is talked about less that teens will embarrass their parents. It is all part of growing up.

Gentleness. Infants need to be treated with exceeding gentleness physically. As children grow they will need extreme gentleness emotionally. This does not mean never confronting them over their behavior. It does mean confronting them with compassion.

A true respect for your child’s activities free from comparison with your own. If you are a father who excelled in football and you have a daughter who is a high school cheerleader this is easy to do. But what if you were the star quarterback and you have a son who is a barely functional guard on the C team but enjoys it. Or what if your son prefers ballet? Look for the good things about your child’s activities and respect the amount of work they put into being good at what they want to be good at.

Ability to listen patiently while the child talks. If you listen to the prattle of a preschooler, or the winding description of a movie by a six year old you will keep them talking to you. Then, if you are there and still listening without judgement, you will hear the really important things from your 14 or 16 year old. If you don’t listen when they are young you will lose them and it will be really difficult to get them back when they are in their teens and beyond.

Ability to put another’s needs ahead of your own. This starts even before birth. An infant will not survive if a parent does not put their own needs ahead of the infants. It continues. Many teenagers would not survive without their parents putting the teen’s needs ahead of their own.

While no one can be a perfect parent, cultivating these qualities in yourself will assure that you will be a good parent. A good parent is all that you need to be.

Lynn Ellen Docon
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/qualities-needed-to-meet-the-needs-of-a-growing-child-72324.html

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