10 Ways to Help Your Child with Homework
1. Let your child know that homework is important and valuable.
2. Set a regular time each day for homework, allowing some time to unwind after school before getting started.
3. Be sure your child has all essentials, such as papers, books, school notebooks, and pencils.
4. Help your child get organized by providing folders for papers and a calendar and/or assignment book.
5. Have a quiet, clean, and well-lit place to study, with a comfortable chair. Keep all schoolwork there.
6. Discourage distractions, including TV, during study time. Allow study breaks at intervals.
7. Be available to answer questions or help quiz your child, but keep homework as his or her responsibility to complete.
8. Spot check homework when it's completed, but don't correct assignments unless the teacher has asked you to.
9. Read any comments the teacher has made on returned assignments.
10. If a homework problem arises, contact the teacher for clarification.
REMEMBER: Praise your child for homework done to the best of his or her ability.
2. Set a regular time each day for homework, allowing some time to unwind after school before getting started.
3. Be sure your child has all essentials, such as papers, books, school notebooks, and pencils.
4. Help your child get organized by providing folders for papers and a calendar and/or assignment book.
5. Have a quiet, clean, and well-lit place to study, with a comfortable chair. Keep all schoolwork there.
6. Discourage distractions, including TV, during study time. Allow study breaks at intervals.
7. Be available to answer questions or help quiz your child, but keep homework as his or her responsibility to complete.
8. Spot check homework when it's completed, but don't correct assignments unless the teacher has asked you to.
9. Read any comments the teacher has made on returned assignments.
10. If a homework problem arises, contact the teacher for clarification.
REMEMBER: Praise your child for homework done to the best of his or her ability.
10 Ways to Raise a Responsible Child
1. Establish family rules and be consistent about carrying out consequences for any rules that are not followed.
2. Give chores to do, appropriate to your child's age.
3. Provide opportunities for choices. These could start with which bedtime story to hear or which socks
to wear.
4. Praise your child for completing responsibilities. This will boost your child's self-esteem.
5. Teach good health and safety habits. Children need to learn to care for themselves.
6. Make it your child's responsibility to get all homework done on time.
7. Help your child get organized. Teach your child to keep all schoolwork in one place, write down
assignments, and file papers.
8. Divide big tasks into smaller parts, so that success will encourage your child to tackle new responsibilities.
9. As your child matures, offer ways to earn, save, and manage money.
10. Encourage concern for the feelings and needs of others in your family and community.
REMEMBER: Children learn by what they see and hear. Set a good example. Act responsibly.
2. Give chores to do, appropriate to your child's age.
3. Provide opportunities for choices. These could start with which bedtime story to hear or which socks
to wear.
4. Praise your child for completing responsibilities. This will boost your child's self-esteem.
5. Teach good health and safety habits. Children need to learn to care for themselves.
6. Make it your child's responsibility to get all homework done on time.
7. Help your child get organized. Teach your child to keep all schoolwork in one place, write down
assignments, and file papers.
8. Divide big tasks into smaller parts, so that success will encourage your child to tackle new responsibilities.
9. As your child matures, offer ways to earn, save, and manage money.
10. Encourage concern for the feelings and needs of others in your family and community.
REMEMBER: Children learn by what they see and hear. Set a good example. Act responsibly.
10 Ways to Manage Anger
1. Explain that anger is normal -- it's how we manage it that counts.
2. Help your child identify signs of anger, from obvious (yelling or screaming) to subtle (an upset tummy or
a headache).
3. Show understanding. You might say, "I can see that you're angry because I won't let you have fun until
your homework's done."
4. Teach proven "cool-down" techniques. These include: counting to 10, or 20, or 100; taking 10 slow, deep
breaths; writing the angry thoughts on paper, then tearing up the paper.
5. Have your child write a list of ways to handle anger better next time. Play-acting can help, too.
6. Encourage your child to talk about feelings in order to find the root of the anger.
7. Keep your child healthy, with enough rest and nutritious foods.
8. Limit your child's viewing of violence in the media.
9. Help your child handle stress. Some stress reducers are: listening to soothing music, exercising, and
playing with a favorite pet.
10. Remind your child to respect the rights and feelings of others.
REMEMBER: Be a good role model. Never use any kind of physical force on your child.
2. Help your child identify signs of anger, from obvious (yelling or screaming) to subtle (an upset tummy or
a headache).
3. Show understanding. You might say, "I can see that you're angry because I won't let you have fun until
your homework's done."
4. Teach proven "cool-down" techniques. These include: counting to 10, or 20, or 100; taking 10 slow, deep
breaths; writing the angry thoughts on paper, then tearing up the paper.
5. Have your child write a list of ways to handle anger better next time. Play-acting can help, too.
6. Encourage your child to talk about feelings in order to find the root of the anger.
7. Keep your child healthy, with enough rest and nutritious foods.
8. Limit your child's viewing of violence in the media.
9. Help your child handle stress. Some stress reducers are: listening to soothing music, exercising, and
playing with a favorite pet.
10. Remind your child to respect the rights and feelings of others.
REMEMBER: Be a good role model. Never use any kind of physical force on your child.