Content

• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

It is easy to lose patience when you are working with young children. This is especially true when you do your homework with them. Many parents hated homework as children and this carries over to helping their child as parents. Learn to be patient and enjoy the process and you will break the cycle!

Steps

1. 1 Decide what you want and what you need to do. Do you want your child to get good grades? Do you want him to understand the material well? Write your goals on cards.
2. 2 Determine your child's learning style. Many children process visual information poorly, but quickly learn material that is spoken aloud. Some are the other way around. Your child's teacher can help you determine which teaching methods are best for him or you can do online research (Or both!) It's great to know your child because he may be better at memorizing in a different way than you did!
3. 3 Before you start, decide how much time you are going to devote to helping with homework. Set up an hourglass so you don't have to worry about taking a long time. Whenever you feel angry about a wasted time, remind yourself that you promised to help within an hour (or some other amount of time) and it doesn't take longer than you expected.
4. 4 When you want to help your child complete an assignment, review the assignment first. Make sure you clearly understand what is being asked about and if there are any specific recommendations for doing it. Few things in life are more embarrassing than telling a child how to do something, only to find out that he had to do it in a completely different way! It is also important to listen to what your child has to say. You may have taught the material in different ways, so it is important to remain receptive and honest with your child if you have trouble understanding directions. The main goal is not to anger anyone!
5. 5 Let your child do as much as he can. This is the most difficult step. The task seems simple to you, you want to jump in and tell him how to do it. But he won't learn like that. Wait until he stumbles before lending a helping hand. (This is when you need your card. Keep it in your pocket and read it every time you want to say something. If your help doesn't fit the purpose on the card, keep your mouth shut.)
6. 6 Resist the temptation to tell him the answer when he hesitates. Instead, ask leading questions. For example, if he cannot decide whether to add or subtract, ask him to describe what you get by adding and subtracting. Then ask which of these two answers is closer to solving the problem. Try whatever you can think of to make him understand.
7. 7 At the end of the assignment (or your allotted time, whichever comes first), find something to praise your child for. Maybe he finished it faster than you expected, or he got most of the answers on the first try. Praise will not only help him feel good, but you will also know that you wereted your time.

Tips

• Make sure you know the subject he is studying. In first grade this will probably not be a problem, but after third grade, you may need to brush up on your knowledge a little. When was the last time you found the lowest common denominator?
• Talk to your child's teacher. Most of them chose this career because they want to help their children learn. This person is a huge source of specific learning styles for your child's learning, and other ways that can help your child learn, and areas your child is having trouble with. I have never met a teacher who was not agitated by a parent asking, "How can I help my child learn better?" Teachers are resourceful and they will find the information you need.
• A good strategy might be to review the learning material together and then let your child learn while you work nearby. This shows the kids that you can be patient and ready to get the job done. This method also allows you to be there in case of any problem.
• Watch the use of the subject. If your child is having trouble adding up, let him add up the grocery bill when you shop. If he has a spelling problem, come up with a spelling game - take him to a baseball game if he can jot down a list of baseball words, or buy him toffee if he can count them correctly. Life situations transfer learning from school to day-to-day circumstances that can help your child become better at that particular area of ​​learning. Again, you can learn different ways from your child's teacher to get them interested in learning.
• Less is more - your job is to be there in case the child is really puzzled rather than acting as a simplistic way to avoid thinking.
• Once you start thinking less of homework as less of a daily chore, but more of a fun way to stay connected with your child, you have mastered this wiki. Don't let homework be a burden ... and it will help you and your child do it with as little fuss as possible!

Warnings

• If your child does not understand the material, do not immediately blame him for inattention in the lesson, or tell him that he needs to be more focused. The problem usually isn't about attention or focus; this is because the minds of different people are more inclined to learn a certain subject. Neither you nor your child can change this. It is up to you to simply "help him".
• Frustrating and avoiding being helped as a parent will show your child a “detach” strategy that you don't want them to learn.
• Don't upset your child by calling names or criticizing them. This is counterproductive.