The Guide To Homework - Continued

Take time and read together. Make reading a part of every day. A weekly visit to the library is the most affordable way to keep you and your children up to date on the most current reading material. Also available at the library is access to computers and the Internet for research.

Always provide guidance for your child. When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not the answers. Your child will not benefit at all if you give them the answer. By giving the answer to them you are showing them that in life someone will do it when the going gets tough. We all know this is not true in the real world, so you need to teach them problem solving and guide them into the right direction but leave the problem solving to them. 

When getting started on the homework some children choose to start with something they consider “easy” and save that hardest task until last. Some children feel the complete opposite. Leave your children decide what they feel comfortable doing first.

Set a goal with your child/children. Set a timer and if they complete homework (without goofing around) treat them to something special. At the end of the week I leave my son pick a special video to rent over the weekend. 

Learning is forever!