Tips To Help Your Child With Their Homework
As I am in the educational field, I am sometimes asked how parents are able to help their child with their homework. Well, here are some tips I have collected from multiple sources, hope it'll help you.
1. Decide what you want your child to accomplish. Do you want your child to get good grades or understand what he is learning in school? Write down your goals, stick it in the study room where you will be helping your child and look at your goals whenever you study with him/her.
2. Determine your child's learning style. Many children don't process visual information well, but are quick to learn if the material is spoken out loud. Some are the opposite. Your child's teacher can help you determine what teaching methods work best for him, or you can do some tests with him yourself. You are still the person who knows your child best!
3. Set how much time you're going to devote to help your child with his homework. If you find yourself getting frustrated with the amount of time it is taking, tell yourself that you promised you would help for an hour and you are not taking any more time than what you have assigned to your little one.
4. Make sure you understand his/her assignment before you begin to help. If there are special instructions on how to do it, make sure you understand it clearly from your child or the teacher. Ensure that you are familiar with the subject that you are helping, review the material if you have to. Do not let it become an embarassing moment that you and your child will remember for years!
5. Let your child do as much as he can. This is the most difficult to control. As the assignment is easy to you, you might not be able to resist it and may even lose your cool if you see your child struggling. Wait until he's stuck before you reach out to help. Ask leading questions, for example, if he does not know whether to add or subtract, ask him to show you how to do simple addition or subtraction. Then ask which of those two is closer to solve the problem. Try different ways to get him to figure it out himself.
6. Praise or reward your child if he managed to solve all the problems himself or did them in a short time. Complimenting not only will make him feel good, it will make you feel like your time was well spent. It also builds up the bond and trust your child have with you.
7. Always be on the lookout for ways you can educate your child. For example, if he is weak in addition, ask him to add up your groceries for you. Bring him to the zoo and ask him for the names of the animals that he sees there and if he could spell them correctly. Make it interesting for him to learn by blending it into his interests.
Finally, know that grades are simply measurements of his learning ability. Do not rush him/her if he is not able to pick up a new topic quickly. It is easier and better for a child to learn in a relaxed environment and you can help by ensuring that study time is planned when the child and you are not stressed or tired.
Word of caution: DO NOT make excuses or cover for your child if he is reprimanded by his teacher for not doing his homework. He must learn to take responsibilities for himself too.
1. Decide what you want your child to accomplish. Do you want your child to get good grades or understand what he is learning in school? Write down your goals, stick it in the study room where you will be helping your child and look at your goals whenever you study with him/her.
2. Determine your child's learning style. Many children don't process visual information well, but are quick to learn if the material is spoken out loud. Some are the opposite. Your child's teacher can help you determine what teaching methods work best for him, or you can do some tests with him yourself. You are still the person who knows your child best!
3. Set how much time you're going to devote to help your child with his homework. If you find yourself getting frustrated with the amount of time it is taking, tell yourself that you promised you would help for an hour and you are not taking any more time than what you have assigned to your little one.
4. Make sure you understand his/her assignment before you begin to help. If there are special instructions on how to do it, make sure you understand it clearly from your child or the teacher. Ensure that you are familiar with the subject that you are helping, review the material if you have to. Do not let it become an embarassing moment that you and your child will remember for years!
5. Let your child do as much as he can. This is the most difficult to control. As the assignment is easy to you, you might not be able to resist it and may even lose your cool if you see your child struggling. Wait until he's stuck before you reach out to help. Ask leading questions, for example, if he does not know whether to add or subtract, ask him to show you how to do simple addition or subtraction. Then ask which of those two is closer to solve the problem. Try different ways to get him to figure it out himself.
6. Praise or reward your child if he managed to solve all the problems himself or did them in a short time. Complimenting not only will make him feel good, it will make you feel like your time was well spent. It also builds up the bond and trust your child have with you.
7. Always be on the lookout for ways you can educate your child. For example, if he is weak in addition, ask him to add up your groceries for you. Bring him to the zoo and ask him for the names of the animals that he sees there and if he could spell them correctly. Make it interesting for him to learn by blending it into his interests.
Finally, know that grades are simply measurements of his learning ability. Do not rush him/her if he is not able to pick up a new topic quickly. It is easier and better for a child to learn in a relaxed environment and you can help by ensuring that study time is planned when the child and you are not stressed or tired.
Word of caution: DO NOT make excuses or cover for your child if he is reprimanded by his teacher for not doing his homework. He must learn to take responsibilities for himself too.
posted by D Tan at 10:08 PM
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