Help! Now that Spring Break is over and the weather is supposed to get nicer, although here in Chicago it still feels like winter (and with the rain we just got, if it was snow it would have been about 50 inches!) The kids are itching to go outside and play rather than do their homework.
Everyday, I ask a simple question “Do you have any homework tonight?”
A simple question, but it can spark what becomes a familiar parent/child debate throughout the school years. Arguements over homework are nothing new (I remember protesting homework and chores on school nights too), but homework battles in the 21st century are mutiplied by a culture flooded with technical distractions.
According to recent research, 97 percent of youth play video games; nearly three quarters of them have an online social networking profile (Facebook, MySpace, etc.); 91 percent have a cell phone; and the typical teen sends an average of 10 text messages an hour. Is it any wonder parents will repeatedly hear their children complain that homework is boring and pointless?
Every family is different yet there is one thing we have all experienced at one time or another — a family battle over homework.
Most parents try a lot of different strategies to get their children to do homework.
Some may succeed for a period of time and the battle may end only to begin again in a few short weeks.
I would like to encourage you to join a webinar on Friday May 17th, 12 – 1 CST as the Huntington Learning Centers provide some tips for helping your child complete their homework, every day, independently – ending the homework battle in your home once and for all. RSVP today!