The steps below include specific, practical strategies along with effective conversation starters to support a homework routine in cooperative ways without a daily struggle.

While getting a regular homework routine going might be a challenge, it can be a positive experience and promote valuable skills for school and life success. Questioning their work may result in power struggles when they have other goals in mind.

Your child/teen may procrastinate on a long-term project until it becomes a crisis the night before it’s due. You may discover outdated and uncompleted assignments crumpled in your child’s/teen’s backpack.

1 Indeed, the best predictor of students’ academic achievement is parental involvement. Children/Teens who have a parent or someone in a parenting role involved in supporting learning at home and engaged in their school community have more consistent attendance, better social skills, and higher grade point averages and test scores than those children/teens without such involvement. And, research shows a parent or someone in a parenting role plays a key role. For most children/teens, homework is a nightly reality. They are establishing critical learning habits, including how they approach homework assignments, that will extend throughout their school years. There are intentional ways to grow a healthy parent-child relationship, and setting up a daily homework routine provides a perfect opportunity.Ĭhildren/Teens age 12 are in the process of adapting early school age learning habits to their more demanding workload. As a parent or someone in a parenting role, you play an essential role in your 12-year-old child’s/teen’s success.

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