How do you teach your child in 3rd grade, to better organize his/her time for ho!
Question: Yesterday, my 8 year old daughter had to write a "literary essay" of a book she had read in 3 days. Yes, I do help her but I find the "overload" of homework ridiculous. She is a good student, has always been but with other "after school activities" chosen by her, there is little to no time for "her own little play space" and she did finish homework at 9:00 p.m. She is a perfectionist, wants to be the best in what she does, nothing wrong with that but I want to teach her, how to better organize her "homework" time, when she get home from school at 3:00 p.m, considering, she has to go to swim class 3 times a week from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. I would gladly help her, as I do love to learn what she is learning ! Thank you !
Answers: Yesterday, my 8 year old daughter had to write a "literary essay" of a book she had read in 3 days. Yes, I do help her but I find the "overload" of homework ridiculous. She is a good student, has always been but with other "after school activities" chosen by her, there is little to no time for "her own little play space" and she did finish homework at 9:00 p.m. She is a perfectionist, wants to be the best in what she does, nothing wrong with that but I want to teach her, how to better organize her "homework" time, when she get home from school at 3:00 p.m, considering, she has to go to swim class 3 times a week from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m. I would gladly help her, as I do love to learn what she is learning ! Thank you !
Coming from a single mom of 3, homework is THE single most important thing in your childs life.
I have had my kids in many activities over the years (they're all teens now) but homework is done BEfore any extra curricular activities are particpated in. Sorry kids, thats just the way it is.
Swim class, baseball, soccer, art club, 4H...all that is FUN - but without an education, you can kiss all that other stuff goodbye....kids have to know that and its up to us as their parents to be the ones to lead by example and instill the importance of education..
Good luck.....your daughter sounds alot like my youngest.....but she knows shes not going anywhere/doing anything until that essay is written (and if its her night, the litter boxes are cleaned out too)
Parenting....its all about loving your kids enough to set limits.....
well, kids these days definately have an overload of homework at a young age! You could tell her to do her homework right when she comes home.
Its like everything has to be structured like blocks and in order of lifes priority. Health, family and studies(ones own treasure). with ever weaving borders. Your the adult in that house... you decide.
Setting time for each home work and sticking to it is a good way, but she sounds like she's doing a good job, I don't think you should help she's old enough to do her homework alone.
Organization and prioritizing has solved many problems and arguments with my 11 year old....and they still happen occasionally.....Just remember that a good education does outweigh the extra- curricular....and with my son...I had to show him that it was only extras....Hurts...but it was the right thing to do.....for us anyway...
Peace.
warn her not to wind up like me ... living in a Double-wide upright cardboard Refrigerator box house .... all because I could never keep track of my keys.
I know its sad .... but don't let them grow up to be ... like ....me.