A child’s difficulty completing homework begins as a problem of frustration and discouragement, but it is then complicated by defiant attitudes and feelings of unfairness. After a difficult day, reset for the following day. Praise their effort, not their innate ability. Make note of every improvement, not every mistake. Be positive and give frequent encouragement.Acknowledge every increment of effort, however small. If your child is unable to work for 20 minutes, begin with 10 minutes. Begin with a reasonable, a doable, amount of time set aside for homework.And when homework is done, there is time for play. Ideally, therefore, parents should not make or receive telephone calls during this hour. Your goal is to create, to the extent possible, a library atmosphere in your home, again, for a specified and limited period of time. Parents may do their own ”homework” during this time, but they are present and continually available to help, to offer encouragement, and to answer children’s questions.Contrary to older conventional wisdom, most elementary school children are able to work more much effectively in a common area, with an adult and even other children present, than in the “quiet” of their rooms. Work is done in a communal place, at the kitchen or dining room table.
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