HOMEWORK HOMEWORK, Dear Lord HOMEWORK!

I know :mrgreen:

Thanks Folks, y'all have helped out tremendously. These ideas are great! I have been wanting to start a chore chart of sorts; now, possibly incorporating the homework completion. I just haven't gotten around to it. Today is a good a time as any!

Those of you who said 'do kids really need that much homework'... I said in the beginning it wasn't about the amount of homework, it was his motivation. Once he actually stopped fighting me about doing his homework, It took him maybe 10 minutes to complete. So the quantity wasn't never an issue. Thank you all the same for your input, though.

Again, thanks bunches and bunches to the competent readers who gave me the helpful motivational tips!

 

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My Little One's homework is usually done before she settles into the house. She has this thing about doing it in the car. She talks about her day & all but does homework too. Every so often (projects, research, etc) she has to do it at home. 'Course she really doesn't have to study either. It's different for every child. Her daddy is that way while I had to study my tail off to get it.

Dinner is always together and always at the table, regardless of homework. There's relaxing time and snuggle time. She can play outside any time her homework is done, dinner's done, etc as long as it's before dark. Kids stay inside too much. Let 'em out!

Koo, hon, feel your pain. If yours works better with a routine, make sure to keep it that way. Also, they learn (if you stick to your guns) the no______ until you're done...fairly quickly!


Frogger

 

Lord, give me strength.

 

Dont let him fight you.

 

I had to start taking a more "hands-off" approach (which I have to remind myself of on occasion). It's HIS homework, not mine. I've also let him suffer the consequences of not doing it and/or not bringing it back to school. And when he gets frustrated with it, I remind him that the teacher assigned it, and not me! Got tired of him being mad at me over the amount of work. Told him to take it up with the teacher. That shut him up. :jester:

 

The Lord works in mysterious was... I got the strength RIGHT after I posted. He's fiddling, yes but I am ignoring his whining and "buuuut mama" He asked me if I heard him. I said Yep. (and that's it) and kept on ignoring his "whining" He's working but slow. <sigh>

I think I'm going to have to let him sink a time or two to show him what the deal is...he'll lose recess. He LOVE recess.

 

Aw Koo... Lots of great advice going on here, you'll be fine and so will he.
I have complete opposites here. DS1 Does his work as soon as he walks in the door. DS2 :roll: last night all he had was to write sentences with his spelling words and read. He did his last sentence at 9:45 :evil: Bedtime is 830, maybe 9 if they've finished up early. ... The child has a very hard head... I don't know where he gets it from ... I think ds1 is going to be the white sheep of the family :jester:

 

Aw, Koo, hang in there!!!


Frogger

 

Wait until 3rd grade...:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

I swear it took my son 3 hours to get through 40 minutes worth of homework the other night...:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

 

Here's an idea that come through a Disney email I received today.

Homework Hero
http://family.go.com/newsletters/dreamteamdaily/homeworkhero/?campaign=NLC-NL_DreamTeam&link=bodylink4

 

we have had many nights like that!!! its so frustrating when you know they can do it b/c you have seen them do it before!! stubborn hard head!

 

Yup, works for me. Dinnertime (where we all sit together with music in the background NOT the TV) is when we discuss our day, what he learned, what he found confusing etc). Then the cleanup, get the girls ready for bed, and he has my attention for any questions/problems with homework and any other paperwork that needs to be done and turned in. When FB is over, we will go back to HW as soon as he walks in the door. I think homework is valuable as it reinforces what the child learned that day, and gives them an opportunity to demonstrate what they learned by doing it on their own - not following along in class.

My son's "job" is to go to school and do well. His free time is when his homework is done and on the weekends after his household duties are done. In return he is given food, clothing, a roof over his head, mom's taxi service to and fro his extracurricular activities, and the occasional sleepover.