I think we have been able to avoid some of this with our DS6 by having fun with mistakes. By letting him know thats how you learn, and if you know it all, then thats not as much fun as trying and maybe making mistakes. This may be an example. He did a 50 question math skill test. Basicly 50 mixed addition-subtraction problems with numbers under 20. The goal is 50 correct in under 3 minutes. He missed one, 5-0=4. We laughed about it and had fun with the fact that he missed something he knows. We also do not allow I can't do it, we push him to try things above level at times, and let him know he can miss it, not solve it, or not do it correctly. We push that the effort he puts into it is much more important then getting it correct. It's battel at times, but it seems to be working.
Last edited by Edwin; 10/22/08 10:05 AM. Reason: spelling
