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Homework<br />
Tips<br />
Kids have to go to school all day and learn<br />
according to a schedule and then they come<br />
home and all they really want to do is relax and<br />
have fun. Homework is something that a lot of<br />
kids have problems with, after all it does infringe<br />
on their free playtime. It can also be hard for<br />
parents as they try and get them to settle down<br />
to doing it after a long day at school. There are<br />
a couple of things parents can do that may help:<br />
After school snack: Have a healthy snack your<br />
child can have when they are picked up from<br />
school, kids can be tired and hungry after<br />
school and something to eat can get the<br />
afternoon off to a good start. For example some<br />
fruit or crackers and cheese, peanut butter on<br />
whole grain bread (sunflower seed butter or<br />
hummus would be an alternative for those with<br />
allergies) . If they attend after school care and a<br />
snack is not provided then be sure to give you<br />
child an extra snack in their bag that they can<br />
eat. Sweets are not a good idea as due to the<br />
high sugar content it may give them energy for<br />
a while but it is used up quickly and they may<br />
then have a sugar slump which won’t help<br />
energy levels for homework.<br />
Quiet place: Pick a quiet place for homework<br />
away from the distraction of tv, computers or<br />
radio. For younger children it may be that they<br />
will need to sit at the kitchen table while a<br />
parent helps them and/or if a parent needs to<br />
make dinner but still needs to be available to<br />
help the child.<br />
Time: Many children find working for extended<br />
lengths of time difficult and they can get tired<br />
and distracted. Set your child a time to spend<br />
on a page of homework, maybe using a sand<br />
timer or kitchen clock. They can see the start<br />
and end time and<br />
this gives them<br />
something to work<br />
towards.<br />
Print some ‘Break<br />
Tickets’: A break<br />
ticket is exactly<br />
what it says, it is a<br />
ticket you can give<br />
your child that they<br />
can use at any time<br />
during the 15 mins<br />
(or whatever the<br />
time you decide is)<br />
to take a break from<br />
homework. They<br />
give you the ticket,<br />
take their 5 min<br />
break (again you<br />
decide the time) and
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