It is quite a strenuous job to keep your child motivated towards doing their homework. Parents often dream of mastering the magic formula to their child finish their homework. Unfortunately, there is no formula to make your child sit in one place for long.
It is quite a strenuous job to keep your child motivated towards doing their homework. Parents often dream of mastering the magic formula to their child finish their homework. Unfortunately, there is no formula to make your child sit in one place for long. Sometimes continuous encouragement may help a child to build his self-confidence, which in turn, will make him more studious and attentive. Don’t worry, remember each and every child is different and their way of learning is also distinctive than others. You can follow some steps which can be extremely helpful for tackling children.
How to encourage children so that they enjoy their homework?
Benefits of homework:
As a parent, you must explain him the benefits of homework. In that case, you can explain him in the following way:
- Whatever is being taught throughout the day is being given as homework. It basically reinforces the things taught in the class. In some subjects like science and math, children need to revise them for their next day class. It will only help them to get a more clear view of the subject.
- Besides, homework itself is a big powerhouse for teaching self-discipline, organizational skills, self- responsibility, time management and concentration skills.
- Homework can help you to get a broader understanding of the subject, which couldn’t be taught in the class due to certain underlying factors like, lack of time and resources.
As a parent be his best friend and mentor:
As a sensible parent stop showing your negative reactions like yelling, threatening, pleading, jumping up and down with blue face. These reactions will only make him more stubborn and a negative impact on homework will be created. You can do the following things instead:
- Get a well- lit, comfortable calm and quiet room away from distractions for your child. Keep all the electronic goods away from the room, so that he can concentrate totally on his work.
- Be a friend to him, so that he feels free to express about whatever has happened in his class. On the other hand, you can narrate to him about some interesting facts.
- Make sure to keep all the necessary items like pen, pencils, erasers, markers, crayons in that room. It will definitely save a lot of time and will be easier for him to concentrate.
You are not the only parent having problem in managing your kids with homework:
Think positively, that most kids nowadays are engaged with the outside world as there are an infinite number of 