How to Get Kids to Do Their Homework

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HOW TO GET KIDS
TO DO THEIR
HOMEWORK
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• Trying to get kids to do their homework can
  become
• a nightly battle that fills your evenings with
  dread.

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• Yet, you know that practicing the skills they are
  learning at school will reinforce new concepts
  while teaching your child the importance of
  education.

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• Teachers today must keep their classes moving at
  a fast pace to keep up with their schools
  standards, which means that skipping homework can
  leave your son or daughter falling behind.

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• While you cannot wish homework away, you can make
  it easier for them to stay motivated for
  completing their assignments by implementing
  these simple strategies.

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ESTABLISH A SET TIME FOR DOING HOMEWORK
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• Kids do best with a routine and setting a
  specific time for doing homework will eliminate
  those last-minute rushes to complete an
  assignment.

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• Talk to your child about the times when they are
  best able to think. Usually, this time will be in
  between after school and dinner when they are not
  yet tired out from the days events.

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• Once you agree upon a time, stick to it. Your
  child can use an alarm or other type of reminder
  to let them know when it is time to get started.

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SET UP A STUDY SPACE
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• A defined study space gives your child a place to
  store supplies so that they can avoid time
  wasters such as searching for a pen and paper.

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• It also ensures that they will not be distracted
  by other activities that are going on in your
  home such as a television blaring in the
  background.

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• Find a quiet space in your house where your child
  can focus without such distractions. Then add a
  desk, chair and shelves that they can use to
  complete their work.

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SIGN THEM UP FOR AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
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• For many kids, homework battles occur because
  they do not understand the assignments.

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• In these cases, having homework assistance from a
  professional tutor will help your child learn
  critical skills without getting frustrated.

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• After school programs make it a point to provide
  a special place and time for kids to study so
  they are prepared to get straight to work.

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• Knowing that they will also have time afterward
  to participate in their favorite activities such
  as sports also motivates kids to get those
  assignments completed.

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SUPPORT YOUR CHILDS CHANGING NEEDS
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• As your child begins to respond to your
  strategies, it is important to acknowledge their
  progress.

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• Let your child know that you are proud of them
  for completing their homework, and ask if there
  are ways that you could provide extra support.

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• For example, your child may ask for one-on-one
  tutoring if they are struggling in a tough
  subject such as mathematics or writing.

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• Enrichment courses in science and the arts can
  also help reinforce skills that will make doing
  homework easier.

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• Homework may seem arbitrary to kids, but teachers
  truly do hand out those assignments with the best
  intentions in mind.

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• Although you know that doing their homework will
  lead to success in the future, your child may
  need some convincing. By setting them up with a
  defined space and time to study

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• along with homework assistance, your son or
  daughter can finally look forward to the feeling
  of satisfaction
• that comes with showing up to school with their
• assignments complete.

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• Maplewood Summer Day Camp.

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  and busy with arts and crafts, games, water
  sports, gymnastics
• and more.

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