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- 28. Getting Homework Done - Top
- Children spend much of their time at school. Understanding assignments and getting them done on time makes your child feel proud, and in control of his life. Help your child organize his "work" in a way that makes it easy for him to remember assignments, work peacefully, and be able to get help if needed. Sit down and tell your child how important you think homework is and that you are willing to help.
Together, brainstorm ideas to make homework an easy task for both of you. Here are some ideas:
-Get a small notebook in which to write every homework assignment. Make sure the parent glances in this each day. Buy a binder that can be divided into different subjects.
-Talk about taking one minute to think after school before running out to make sure all the needed books and worksheets are in the backpack.
-Set up a space at home where the child will not be distracted. Stock it with paper, pencils, a dictionary, eraser, ruler, etc.
-In the beginning set a timer for 25-minute intervals, taking at least a five-minute break after each work time. Parents should supervise study time.
-Parent should be available to answer questions or look over work.
-Parent should not do the homework for the child. Working through the problems and finishing it themselves will build the child’s sense of self.
-If a parent does the homework, the child thinks they are not capable.
-If at any time you feel your child is having trouble, meet with his teacher.
Confidence in Conversation - Learning something new, then being able to use the new skills, makes children very proud of themselves. An active and growing vocabulary is a fun new skill that the family can work on together. Pick one word a week and post it on the refrigerator. Say the word a few times so your child knows how to pronounce it. Tell them the definition and how to use it in a sentence or two. The challenge is for everyone to use that word at least once every day in their conversations at school, work, or home, at least once. Tell everyone how you used the word then give yourself a point. The more you use the word, the more points you earn. At the end of the month, whoever has the most points is declared "Grand Vocabulary Champion"!
Excerpted from 365 Ways to Raise Great Kids by Sheila
Ellison and Barbara Ann Barnett, Ph.D., (Sourcebooks, Inc., 1996) - Updated: March 8, 2001
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