The aim of homework is for children to be more independent in their learning as well as review what they have learned during the day.
In my opinion though, homework is never more important than living life to the fullest.
I meet many parents who are so hooked up by homework time that it takes priority on the many privileged moments of a family life.
Spending an afternoon at the beach, going to the circus or to the birthday party is always more important than the homework routine in my opinion.
Picture this scenario:
You are just back home from work wanting to have some time to unwind and relax but you know that you can’t because you need to tackle homework with your child straight away.
Of course, after saying a quick hello, your child is now nowhere to be found as he’d rather make himself forgotten right now.
You call him once, without any acknowledgement. Twice…. same result. By the third time, your voice has gone up one notch and you finally get “5 minutes” back. Of course, 5 minutes is never 5 minutes! Finally after a few more calls, you get up and get hold of your child threatening whatever you can to get him at the homework table.
Most homework routine I hear about goes like this:
Mom shouts at kid from the back of the house ‘Get ready now, it’s time for homework!’ Then 10 mins later shouts again: ‘Time for homework now, come on!’ After a couple more ‘calling’ (with climbing intensity), the child will finally be-grudgingly come to sit with his books at the homework table.
Does your homework routine sound like this?
Well then, you need to spice it up!
The more fun you make putting homework into motion, the easier it will be for your child to get to it and enjoy it.
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