Scott wrote:
beeswing wrote:
Have you ever dealt w/the
writer's block issue with your kids? How did you handle it?

As it happens, this was DS's plight last night. He had 2
paragraphs to write, and was unable to start. So first he
practiced his viola. He finished that and wrote a paragraph.
Then he did his spelling, and after that he finished his
writing. If he hadn't had other homework to do, I would
have had him clean his room, or somesuch thing, to get his
mind off task. I find that my kids benefit from this when
they're blocked.


Scott DD 12 and DS 9

Yeah, the break method works for us, too. For some reason (even though
it seems obvious, now), I hadn't thought to try "breaking" by doing
other homework. That's a good idea, though it will require some buy-in
by The Kid.

Thanks!

beeswing