gets A in his class. boys are different from girls. boys always need reminding. My D never did her homework at home when she was in 9th grade. she finished hers in her class.
I do not think it is appropriate to restrain him from playing games. Children talk about games all of times when they play together.
My boys always got calls for questioning about tricks in the game. He will feel lost if his friends talk something he did not know.
How do you feel if you love to sing and you were not allowed to sing?
My boys can play games on weekend if they finish all of their homework and play piano half hour every weekday, otherwise no games on Saturday.
If they make more trouble, they can not play games on Sunday. Both my husband and I are lack of patience, so we do not push children.
If my daughter gets trouble, she can not go out to have a date and stay late with her friends.
No extra curriculum for all for my kids except for chinese. My younger son complained my attitude to him with his dad “ mom has insulted me”
when we finished their Chinese class. Ha Ha.