I can sympathize, too. MY DS9 is going through this right now. He leaves things to the last minute far too often and then complains about having to work on Sunday night or on the night before a project is due. He also lies to me about not having homework. I just got a message from one of his teachers today about this, and am not happy.
I've lost count of the number of times that I've said "You could have done the math problem in the time it's taken you to complain about it." I think this problem derives from a difficulty related to shifting focus from something trivial to something that requires concentration (I expect that almost everyone has this problem at one time or another). Obviously, there's also some resistance to working, too.
This problem has been getting progressively worse since Christmas vacation ended and I've decided that it's time to get tough with him. The thing is that I'm not sure what tough means just yet, past taking away video games. This is mostly going to be a punishment for lying as much as a way to curb game-induced brain rot.
Suggestions from out there are welcome!
Val
Intparent, I know your pain, and I wish I had some wonderful advice.
