Determine with your child the best place and time for him to do his homework every day. If your child is in elementary school, make sure that he has all of the materials he needs before he begins—lots of time is wasted looking for pencils, paper, stapler, and markers. In addition, make sure that he has had a snack before sitting down to do homework. It also might be a good idea to let him play for half an hour before doing his homework to get rid of any excess energy he may have. In addition, help your child learn to take 10-minute breaks if he has a lot of homework to do. Also, help him to break down tasks into smaller components if the tasks are overwhelming to him. It is best to leave the use of digital media until after homework has been completed.
Once your child is in middle school and beyond, homework should be his responsibility. If he has trouble remembering to do assignments, you might want to ask him what he has for homework each day and ensure that he sits down to do his work before engaging in recreational activities, but beyond this, he should accept the responsibility (and the consequences of a failure to live up to this responsibility) himself. The Prudent Parent knows that being unprepared for school once or twice should be sufficiently uncomfortable for him to ensure that he lives up to his responsibilities in the future.
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