>>2644583 (last bread)
Oh, and never chide him about his grades! He's not a trained seal. If he's learning at his own pace, he won't have much interest in drawing a picture about how he felt when he did the math homework.
(No shit. Schools really suck.)
Affirm to him that he has a place in this world or he wouldn't be here, and that by divine right, he will live in plenty.