How to help your child with Homework?
Homeworks have always been an important part of a child’s learning. In India, the majority of the schools follow a curriculum that includes homework. It boosts your child’s confidence, knowledge, and interest in education. Well, parents are often concerned about their child’s homework. It is a task for parents to make their children study outside the school environment. Children love to be free when at home. This is the reason many parents have to sit with children for homework. However, doing your child’s homework is as good as stopping their learning, growth and interest in studies.
Being a Primary School in Palghar, many parents ask us how we can help children focus on their homework without actually doing their homework. If you are also going through the same situation, here’s a list of quick tips that can help you to keep your child involved, interested, and learning through homework. Let’s check out the ways.
Stay Interested
Show your child that you are interested in their studies. Talk about their day in school, discuss their favourite subject, understand why they don’t take interest in a specific topic and create a learning environment in the house. Encourage them to learn through the syllabus and extra activities. Help your child in setting the right mood for homework. When they know that you are looking, they will try to be more involved and start their homework just-in-time. Don’t pressurize but let them know that you are aware that they have a pending task today.
Make Space For Studies
Often, not having a specific or dedicated space for learning can impact your child’s interest in studies. Parents must create a positive learning environment for children at home. Bring home a study desk, decorate it with school accessories, books, motivational and creative thinking quotes. A comfortable space and peaceful mind is a home for innovations and learning. As your child might need your help with homework, make sure that it has ample space for you to sit for a few minutes and help your child. Don’t let your child feel alone and confused help them as much as you can but not to the extent that they don’t understand things but still complete the homework with your help. It will only hinder their normal process of learning. Make a bright learning space and a peaceful environment.
Create a Homework Schedule
As the schools follow a specific time table, students become more comfortable following a predefined schedule for their studies. Parents can use this method to keep their children interested in their studies and follow a routine. For this, parents must first understand their homework task. Divide the daily homework into small parts, define how much time each homework task should take, keep the ready plan at the front of the study desk, encourage your child to complete all the homework at the decided time. Adding a time management factor in the homework will help your child do tasks in time and further help them in the examination. After all, planning homework ahead is always a good idea.
Be Around; Not 24*7 Available
Parents are a child’s first teachers. Children tend to rely on parents at home a lot when they are stuck somewhere in the homework. They see their parents around often and ask for help. While as a parent, it could be a bad idea to be always available when your child needs you. Students who are always spoonfed, don’t often try to experiment or learn in a better way. They know that their parents will eventually help them out, so they don’t try to hustle. Well, it’s a very important life lesson that you must teach your child. When your child calls or asks for help, tell him/her that yes, you will help, but you are not currently available or ask them to wait for 10 minutes. As your child waits, he/she may try to brainstorm ways to solve the problem. Also, they will understand that at times they may only have themselves to solve specific problems. This hack will encourage them to explore things in life and promote growth.
Conclusion
As a parent, you have a very important role to play in your child’s education and overall upbringing. As homework is given to practice the school learnings, parents must actively participate in their child’s homework. Encourage your child to learn, experiment, ask questions, discuss or even explore their learning style. Be around your child when they are doing the homework but don’t always do the homework. Give them a boost or help a little, avoid correcting them when they are wrong. Sometimes you can let the child go to school with the wrong homework. They may understand their mistakes better when a teacher explains them. You will also see that a little discouragement is also needed to boost a child’s interest and learning. The process of acquiring an education should not always be bloomy. Children learn from their mistakes and do better when given a chance. Sanskruti World School, an International School in Palghar, always encourages students to learn at school and practice again at home. Feel free to connect to us if your child is having trouble and homework and needs any guidance. We are always here for your child’s better education.
