Your child needs to review their vocabulary words before they go to tennis practice. Otherwise, it’ll be too late. But at the same time, you need to make dinner and finish up a few last-minute things. Sound familiar? Fortunately, when life gets hectic, there are a few good habits you can adopt to help make homework time less of a battle.
Talking things out can help solve many issues. That’s because once something is said out loud, it suddenly becomes more real. Discussing a problem is also the best way to come up with a way to solve it. To help make sure homework time goes off without a hitch, you and your child can try discussing your individual needs. You can broach this topic informally over a meal, or try the following technique:
Once you’ve established some common ground (that takes everyone’s needs into account), you can set up a routine and post it somewhere your child can see it:
This routine could contain the following information:
As you know, needs change over time, so you may need to adjust your routine several times a year.
If only you could be in two places at once! Unfortunately, that’s not possible, but there are other things you can do to help your child get their homework done, no matter how crazy life gets. The next time you’re in a jam, check out these Alloprof resources:
Pro tip: try posting a list of your favourite alternatives in a prominent place!
Is your child struggling to solve a math word problem, but you can’t help them because you’re already helping your other child prepare an oral presentation? Don’t panic! You can prevent a full-blown crisis by making a list of people and resources your child can turn to. Here are just a few examples:
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Writing : The Alloprof Parents' team