My Kaydon

This blog entry will hopefully serve two purposes. One, a journal entry, which is the purpose of me doing a blog anyways. Two, to bring me tips and suggestions.

Kaydon is our six, almost seven, year old. He is funny and cuddly and very curious. He has big blue eyes, lots of scars, and a plethora of freckles that I love. He is charming, in his own way...you know with his gang signs and his hand-crafted weapons. He loves to explore and to discover. I love that about him. He can make something out of nothing.

Kaydon does not like school. This year is already better than last year. He doesn't scream when it is time to go. He doesn't fight me all of the way out the door. I think it is a little better now that he goes at the same time as his two big brothers. He likes taking his lunch box. He likes Mrs. Adams. He likes having two recesses. He likes his Transformers backpack. There are at least some things that he likes this year. Last year was horrible.
But, he still isn't a big fan. Homework is a nightmare. It takes an hour just to get to the kitchen table because he is screaming and crying and rolling around on the floor. He is in his room, pulls himself together, comes down, then breaks down again, so back up to his room. It is exhausting and I have three other kids to take care of and read to and help with homework.

I think that there are a couple of issues: One is that he is tired after being at school all day long. Two is that he is not a good reader like his brothers were and I think that bothers him. I think that because he is not "good" at doing everything, he is sick of trying. Three is that school just is not appealing to him. He doesn't care about the social aspect of it. Jackson and Braxton love making friends and being social. Kaydon doesn't seem to care, although I know he must.

I need help. I need suggestions on how to help him (and the rest of us) make it through this and make it something that he loves and wants to do...to learn and to experience school and all of the fun that he can have.