(05-03-2012, 12:10 AM)mummax2 Wrote: My eldest has just started school this year and I am having some difficulties keeping her calm when we have to do her homework, in particular reading. I was wondering what you do with your kids before or during to help get them into good head space. I have tried putting weighted things in her lap but she refuses. Any suggestions. Lucia

Could you be more specific about the type of reading and the type of problems? Does the child need to learn to read, or do some reading for comprehension/information? Is she comfortable with letters, phonics, etc. yet?

As the parent of a kid with a very complex IEP, and that's for cyberschool/homeschooling, I've learned quite a few adaptive strategies for learning challenges, so perhaps you are willing to share more on the problem I could make a few suggestions on reading.

Or the problems primarily SPD in nature?

The first two things that came to my mind if the problem isn't just with reading, and strictly guessing what the problem might be, are that the child has visual processing problems and trying to focus properly to read is painful, or that there could be a better time of day to try in terms of energy/hunger/pent up frustration.