Top Tips for Helping Your Child with their Homework
Homework! It’s not every child’s favourite activity is it? Some children enjoy the routine and challenge of homework whilst others struggle. Helping your child to become more reliable in undertaking their homework is vital and should begin in the early years.
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Setting a routine
A routine is so important for children because they fall into the habit and then rarely deviate from it once it’s in place. Helping children to become independent learners is vital for their development; this independent school in London believes that all children have the capacity and ability to thrive in more than one area when fully supported to learn both in and out of school.
Encourage your child to do their homework before their evening meal if possible. A snack and half an hour’s rest before homework is important but then they should sit down somewhere quiet and get it done. This means that the rest of their evening is free to enjoy.
Patience
It can be difficult for busy parents to help their child with homework. This is especially true if you’re tired from work. Remember that patience is critical – if your child feels that you’re not really engaged, they won’t learn effectively.
If they’re set homework which you don’t fully understand, involve them in any research you do online. This will build their own research skills.
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Helping your child learn which online websites are safe and reliable
It’s important that children learn how to recognise a good website from a bad website. Help them to learn reliable sources of information.
Any website from the BBC is usually a reliably safe source of educational information. For older children, Google Scholar can be a great place to visit.
Ensuring your child is comfortable
Comfort when working is vital. This means your child needs a dedicated, quiet space for their homework daily.
Obviously, for some people, space is at a premium and there may be no spare room in addition to siblings who share a bedroom. A desk in a bedroom is fine but sharing siblings need management.
In this case, it’s really important that you impress on siblings that homework time is private time. Each child should have a period of time during which their siblings are not allowed to enter the bedroom.
If your child knows that their desk space is theirs for a period of time, they will come to value that time and use it well.
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