Every evening we live the same tragedy after school: doing our homework. Far from the idyllic image projected in television commercials, it’s often a time of conflict. The most common situation is where children don’t want to do chores. But we have no choice, but to use all our patience to make them feel, concentrate and finally do their homework.
They trampl, complain and have tantrums trying to get rid of a moment they don’t like. It is common for moms and dads to lose patience and get angry, so the question is clear: can we do anything to make this situation more bearable?There is no magic recipe, but putting the following tips into practice can make everything easier. Read on and find out!
“The genius begins the great works, but only the work ends them. -Petrus Jacobus Joubert-
The first step for children to get into the habit of doing schoolwork is to create a place in the house to do them, although this doesn’t seem important, the truth is that children will acquire better habits if they still practice them in the same place. .
But what’s the best place in the house to do school work?It all depends on every child. In general, ideally a quiet space, such as the bedroom or living room, the choice will vary depending on a specific fact: what can distract the child in each room.
Following this line, it is necessary to take into account another factor: some children prefer to work alone, while others like and need their parents to be there if they have doubts, so it is important that adults and children agree on this aspect. , as well as keep this in mind when choosing a room or room as a place of study.
“We are what we do over and over again. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle?
Not only do you need to consider where your children are doing their homework, you should also consider what this place is like. To help children get into the habit of doing their homework, it’s important to provide them with a table where they can sit quietly and study.
It is also positive that this table has all the necessary equipment to perform the tasks, if it is a common area of the house, it is possible to have a box to store pencils, pens, rules and papers that should be used to perform the tasks.
If your child has an office in the room and works well, all of these utensils can be stored in drawers. In addition, this can be an incentive for you to have some freedom in the decoration of the study space. As we have already said, when necessary, it reaches distractions, it is important to keep an eye on children so that they do not divert attention from schoolwork when they study.
These days, it’s normal for children to do extracurricular activities several days a week. As a result, some days you may be late to sit down and do household chores. Keep in mind that the later you get, the more tired you’ll be and the harder it will be, mainly, to get started.
That’s why it’s important to do homework as soon as possible, but that doesn’t mean kids have to do homework as soon as they leave school, there are kids who prefer it, but there are also others who need to eat and rest first. begin to do household chores. The important thing is to try to maintain a constant schedule.
Before you sit down, it’s a good place to have a small schedule when you write down what you need to do and the approximate time for each task, so we’ll make sure the child understands what to do and has everything he or she needs. It’s also a good idea to set break times between tasks in advance.
Finally, we should not forget a technique that will help us create this habit: reinforcement, which can be reserve time to play together once the tasks are finished to develop tokens in which the rewards are most important and are subsequently awarded. To be clear is that hard work has its reward and that’s something we have to pass on to our children.
“Nothing is particularly difficult if we divide it into small tasks. -Henry Ford-
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