Top 10 : Homework

1. Value homework and let your child know that you feel it is important.

2. Encourage your child to make their best effort.

3. Try to help your child get into a routine where homework is done at a time when they are able to concentrate; soon after returning home, following a snack and drink is often a good time.

4. Make sure your child has a comfortable space to work at with good light, some space at a table or desk and the equipment they need close by.

5. Have homework time as a quiet time in the house with TVs/computers etc switched off.

6. Try to have something ready to occupy younger siblings so they do not distract your child from their homework.

7. Try to stay calm! homework can cause friction in every family!

8. Encourage your child to make sure he/she has everything he/she needs to do the homework – your child is unclear about the task when it is set, encourage him/her to ask the teacher before leaving school.

9. If your child gets stuck, try to talk it through, retracing the steps of the lesson, so your child recalls the important information.

10. If you don’t know the answers to some homework (many parents don’t as ways of working often change!), be honest with your child and tell them you don’t know, but that you will work together to find the answer!