Children and Difficulties with Doing Homework

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Children and Difficulties with Doing Homework

Children and Problems with School Homework
Children’s aversion to and struggle with homework is age-old. Tasks assigned for the home are a source of stress for both children and their parents because of the inherent pressure of their completion and the overwhelming expectations regarding children’s high educational outcomes.
It’s a common perception that learning tasks given for home impart knowledge and instill discipline and the habit of hard work in young learners. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen because most children see tasks meant for home as a burden and formality. That’s why they want to avoid it. “How wonderful it would have been if I could find someone to write my assignment
,” overburdened students daydream, and we don’t blame them. Today, we are going to assess the reasons why assignments happen to be a huge struggle and a longstanding source of tension for students and parents:

Children and Difficulties with Doing Homework
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Why Might Homework Be a Problem?
The problem with assignments given for additional learning is that they are simply too much and are robbing children of their childhood. Today’s young ones already spend many hours in school studying, and when they come home, they are expected to start studying all over again then kick back and relax. Since parents consider it their responsibility to make their children finish all their homework by hook or crook, this leads to a lot of power struggles and negativity. According to an article in Psychology Today, the constant altercation of having to finish assignments is depriving families of quality time in which they can bond as a family.  

Children and Difficulties with Doing Homework
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Tactics to Tackle Homework
If home-based tasks are a source of friction and bickering between you and your kiddos, here are some positive ways to tackle this issue:
•    Check the school diary daily to stay on top of the assigned things. Communicate with the teacher if you suspect your preteen is not being upfront about the learning tasks.
•    Don’t just focus on the number of things done but its quality.
•    Set in a certain daily and weekly routine for your children to tackle assignment: the place to do home-based work, the number of hours, the number of breaks allowed, etc. You can find numerous sources online, which will help you to design a homework station.
•    Track the progress of your teen overtime to give the desired attention to all subjects. Get your child involved in ticking off the progress tracker to let him experience a sense of involvement and accomplishment.
•    If the kids refuse to do their assigned tasks constantly, avoid punishing them in excess. Instead, give him consequences like limited or no screen time, forgoing a family trip to the mall, etc.
•    To balance consequences, a reward system can motivate your kids towards doing their learning activities diligently. Rewards can be intangible (stars and smiles) as well as tangible (an ice cream treat, an extra hour to watch TV, etc.) You can get nifty ideas for reward system from many online sources.
•    Having a weekly revision system in place can help your kids and teens solidify what they have been doing all week long.
•    If assignments are becoming a constant source of power struggle and confrontation between you and the kids, back off for a while and then resume.
Remember that learning is not just about finishing homework; thus, don’t sacrifice family time for the sake of making your children finish their learning tasks. Help young boys and girls develop a positive outlook towards home assigned tasks, and this attitude would go a long way in their practical lives.

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