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The purpose of homework is to bridge the gap between children’s learning at school and at home. Completing homework early in the schooling years ensures that it becomes a habit — not an inconvenience.
The purpose of homework is to bridge the gap between children’s learning at school and at home. Completing homework early in the schooling years ensures that it becomes a habit — not an inconvenience.
The Nightly Homework Struggle
The Nightly Homework Struggle
Are you trapped in a nightly homework struggle with your child? The list of excuses can seem endless: “I don’t have any homework today.” “My teacher never looks at my homework anyway.” “That assignment was optional.” “I did it at school.” If only your child could be that creative with their actual homework
Leapfrogging over homework hurdles can be especially tricky if you live with one of the kids described below.
The Perfectionist, The Procrastinator, The Disorganised Child, The Underachiever
How to avoid the homework war
How to avoid the homework war
Have children do their work at a communal table. Stay nearby, to alleviate the loneliness that some kids feel — and to prevent procrastination.
Ask your child to unload his backpack and talk through the tasks on the homework grid.
Help your child make a "Done/To Do" list.
Ask your child to put the tasks in the order she'd like to do them. Encourage her to explain her thinking — fostering a sense of control.
Use a timer. Challenge your child to estimate how long a task will take, and ask if he wants to set the timer for that full amount of time, or less.
Your role: To monitor, organise, motivate, and praise the homework effort as each piece is done.
Homework hassles are often discipline problems in disguise. Defuse the power struggles by following the cardinal rules in general: set limits that are reasonable — and stick to them when it's realistic.
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