Homework: Child
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What to Do About the Homework?
Asked by B.H. from Detroit
on November 17, 2010
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I may have posted on here about this issue before but now I think my kids are getting too much homework. I don't want to be the only mom in my sons' 1st grade and pre...
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- Either your husband will have to help you out. In which it took more than one of you to make theses kids, Or you will have to maybe consider part time work instead of ...
- After reading your "so what happened" it sounds like it's just ok at this point. I think I posted when you asked about it before. I am with YOU! There is too much ho...
- Hi B., when I worked in school's after care program, first thing we did after attendance was homework. Kids sat down at the cafeteria tables while the aides went aroun...
Homework
Asked by M.R. from Dallas
on October 2, 2009
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My child is in the 5th grade and she has about 3-4 hrs worth of homework every night. I just moved to Flower Mound, Tx. Is this normal for elementary school students...
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- Hi M., My daugter is in 5th grade as well, she goes to Vickery, and she spends about an hour every day om homework but we have to stay on her to be focus or she gets s...
When to Do Homework???
Asked by T.B. from Jacksonville
on September 1, 2007
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I have started watching my neice after school. She is 8 and in third grade. My kids are still little so i have none in school. My question is when do i make her do her...
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- Hey T.. I can relate to this one because I have an 8 yr old in 3rd grade and two younger children as well. When my daughter comes home, I let her have a snack and th...
- With my just turned 6yo first grader, I have him do his homework as soon as he walks in the door at home. I stay with him the entire time, and try to keep the 3yo from...
- I have 2 one in 4th and one in 2nd, both girls, and my oldest does the same thing. I started make them do homework righ twhen they get home, that way they don't forget...
How to encourage a 5 year old to do homework?
Asked by S.M. from Honolulu
on January 22, 2008
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I have a 5yr old girl in kindergarten. She hates doing homework. When she was in pre-k she loved it, but lately even the mention of homework sends her into a tizzy. ...
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- Maybe try not calling it homework. If you know it is something she likes to do like drawing a picture, simply say lets sit down and draw a picture together. At the e...
- I don't make Rachel do homework. I really think it's a bit much in Kindergarten. I work full-time outside the home. By the time we are done with dinner, clean up, p...
- Hi S., I don't really have advise to offer, as my son is in second grade in a Waldorf School and he still doesn't have homework yet. But I do recommend if you are ...
Homework Help
Asked by J.O. from Boise
on August 30, 2007
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Okay here is the deal, my 6 year old just entered 1st grade and the homework battles have begun, I tried the homework chart with a prize at the end of the week and tha...
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- When was the last time he had an eye check up? They grow so fast at this age, their eyes sometimes don't grow at the same speed and need glasses for a couple of years...
- Try making your rewards more immediate. Have a chart with a few different rewards listed like: 5 minutes of computer time or a Yu-gi-oh card. Then after he has finishe...
- Have you tried to talk to the teachers about this? I would go to them for advice. I had the same problem with my son last year. I found out if I didn't push him and I ...
Homework with My 5 Year Old
Asked by J.V. from Las Vegas
on August 31, 2011
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It's the third day of kindergarten for my son and he has homework tonight. It was practicing writing his name. Now I have had him do the ABC's by tracing them in a boo...
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- I've seen this work several times: "walk" each letter on the floor. You basically "draw" the path that later goes into writing. It's fun and kids learn the strokes eas...
- I suggest you talk with his teacher. I doubt that the homework is so important that you have to push him to do it. It also sounds like the homework was only to pract...
- just another thought - but don't kids need their names on just about everything for school? why not have him practice on his own items? "we know this coloring book i...
Trouble with Homework
Asked by S.O. from Phoenix
on September 16, 2008
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Hi Mamas,
Anyone have trouble getting their 1st graders to do their homework? My son has quite a bit of homework each night (spelling homework, math homework and re...
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- I always let my kids have a snack after school - banana, cereal, toast with peanut butter, something fairly healthy. Then right to homework. My one daughter in 6th gr...
- Hello, Just an idea, but maybe since you are a student as well you could make it a special mommy and son study time. The two of you could sit down and do your work...
- S., 1st graders should have about 20 minutes per night of homework. Some kids will take a little longer, some shorter, depending on how speedy they are. These things...
Homework Time
Asked by C.L. from Washington DC
on October 6, 2010
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My 5 year old son just started kindergarten this year. His teacher began sending homework home on the 1st day of October. I'm having a difficult time getting my son to...
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- i have a kindergartner as well. and sometime sitting for long periods of time is tough..i mean really they are "only five" BUT one activity that i've used with him is...
- Yes--there IS homework in Kindergarten! My son is in 2nd grade and in K, I tried to make a big deal out of going through his backpack, looking at what he did, and fin...
- He's probably bored with sitting at the table. Get him up and moving. You've had a lot of suggestions that are great. You can also try LeapFrog's Letter Factory. H...
Homework in Kindergarten
Asked by K.P. from Fayetteville
on October 18, 2010
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Hey Mamas,
So, my son is in Kindergarten and already has homework every night. I personally don't think this is developmentally appropriate, but that is not related...
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- I have learned through practice and error that the best schedule for us is: Come home from school Have a snack Do homework Then you can play or watch t.v. If ...
- In Kinder through about 5th...daughter always came home, had a snack and then started homework. She usually finished it.. As she got older sometimes, she wanted a 30 m...
- How long does it take him to do homework? MY 5YO daughter has 10 minutes of homework 4 days a week sometimes its more like 5 and I let her do it while she is eating h...
Time Out for No Homework
Asked by J.U. from Norfolk
on November 24, 2010
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I have been helping out in my child 's school and I noticed a couple of teachers - not my child 's- that when they notice a child has forgotten to bring in homework t...
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- My 14 yo stepson has been allowed to slide his entire life b/c the parents rule the roost at the schools around here so the teacher's feel tied down and unable to make...
- I would think at that age, they would either give the student a second opportunity to bring in the homework (for a lesser grade) or make them sit inside during recess ...
- Shame is a powerful tool that is pretty much unused today-and there is an entire generation of entitlement as a result-my kids included. We would have rather gone blin...
