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    Help! My Kid Hates School. Quick First Aid for Desperate Families
    Help! My Kid Hates School. Quick First Aid for Desperate Families
    Help! My Kid Hates School. Quick First Aid for Desperate Families
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    Help! My Kid Hates School. Quick First Aid for Desperate Families

    By Je'anna L Clements

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    Is school ruining your child's childhood and your family's happiness? Are you battling to get your child to - go to school/ stay at school/ do homework / pass the year / study for tests/ do assignments / get decent grades/ 'behave' in school, cope with being bullied/ stop bullying others/ cope with their teachers / cope with not 'fitting in' /dress and groom 'appropriately' for school / pursue their talents and passions in spite of the demands of school/ be a happy, healthy person in spite of the challenges of school, or, have you been told your child needs remedial lessons/therapy/ medication in order to 'keep up' ? This booklet offers quick, easy-reading, practical first-aid for families struggling with school. It can help parents understand why kids get stressed out about school, and support them in figuring out options that can work for their particular family. School pressure is rising, and more and more children are battling with school for many different reasons. Often parents fear that there is something 'wrong' with their child, and may even be told that their child needs therapy and/or medication. This booklet helps families get a clearer picture of what may be going on, and make effective decisions. You CAN have a happy family AND a good education!

    Chris Mercogliano, author, teacher, TEDTalk speaker, says -
    This book is an extremely valuable resource, Je'anna Clement's way of throwing a stout rope to families stuck in the quicksand of conventional schooling. Stay with her as she deconstructs the myths of school and then hang on tight while she pulls you onto solid ground.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJe'anna L Clements
    Release dateJul 2, 2017
    ISBN9781370193592
    Help! My Kid Hates School. Quick First Aid for Desperate Families
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    Je'anna L Clements

    Je'anna L Clements is an advocate for young people's rights, a writer, a mother of a teen and a tween who have both self-educated since birth, and a founding member of Riverstone Village, Africa's first Sudbury-inspired learning community. She writes articles and e-books on alternative education including Help! My Kid Hates School! and the Helping The Butterfly Hatch series of books on Self-Directed Education facilitation. Book One - How Does Self-Directed Education Work, and Why? and Book Two - How Can We Best Support Young People In SDE are available as e-books, and more volumes in the series as well as print versions are forthcoming .

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      Help! My Kid Hates School. Quick First Aid for Desperate Families - Je'anna L Clements

      Help! My Kid Hates School

      First Aid for Desperate Families

      By Je'anna L Clements

      LifeLearning Media

      Copyright Je'anna L Clements 2016

      Distributed by Smashwords

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      Help! My Kid Hates School

      My Kid Hates School: This is a Problem: Says Who?

      Most Kids Like Going To School. Says Who?

      Kids Hate School Because They’re Lazy. Says Who?

      Because they don’t know what’s good for them. Says who?

      There’s No Good Reason For Kids To Hate School : Says Who?

      School is Good For Kids : Says Who?

      Good Parents Force Their Kids to Go To School : Says Who?

      Schooling = Education : Says Who?

      We Can’t Homeschool : Says Who?

      Mainstream School vs Homeschool are the Only Options : Says Who?

      Extreme Options are only for Extremists: Says Who?

      Adults Know Better Than Kids What’s Best For Them : Says Who?

      Says Who?

      Education With Legs : Says Who?

      Last Word, but Just For Now

      Afterword

      About the Author

      How to Share this Book

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      This book is an extremely valuable resource, Je'anna Clement's way of throwing a stout rope to families stuck in the quicksand of conventional schooling. Stay with her as she deconstructs the myths of school and then hang on tight while she pulls you onto solid ground.

      Chris Mercogliano

      Author, teacher, TEDTalk speaker

      March, 2017

      Help! My Kid Hates School.

      Getting out of the house in the morning is hard enough. Add to that a child who whines and dawdles, fakes a tummyache, or downright refuses to come… and it can become almost impossible.

      Helping kids with homework and assignments and passing the grade, is hard enough. Add to that a child who procrastinates, complains, flat-out refuses or downright lies about work assigned – and it can become impossible.

      Being with our kids as they scrape their knees, fear the dark, cry when friends aren't friendly, or when they lash out verbally or physically at other kids, or at us, as a way to deal with their stress, is hard enough. Add to that a child who is seriously depressed, solidly miserable, deeply angry and resentful, chronically anxious, or downright scared, every day – and family life can feel like torture.

      If your child hates school, everyday life can become a constant battle.

      Yet, more and more families have this problem, every day.

      Tragically, you might even start believing there is something 'wrong' with your child.

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