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Homework Woes
Lots of kids with ADD have trouble getting their homework done. Here are a few tips to help you turn things around.
- The time you put in now to smooth things out will become time you save in the future. The truth is that parenting a child with ADD is like having a part-time job on top of whatever other daily work that you do. You can resist this or deny it, but it won’t get you anywhere.
- Watch your child study without interrupting him or her. Watch what helps focus your children and what distracts them. See how long they can study without interruption. When interrupted, what interrupts them?
- Create a studying plan with a bit of input from your children. This plan would include homework hours, homework location, setting up the study area so that there are minimal distractions, and planned (and timed) study breaks.
- Monitor the success of your plan. See what is working and what isn’t. Notice whether the conditions work some days and not others, and what factors might be involved to prevent success on a given day
- Find ways to reward your children for a job well done. Why should you reward children for something they’re supposed to do anyway? Simple: don’t reward them for doing homework; reward them for adjusting to a new schedule, or for not arguing, or for doing their homework without being reminded.
- Keep the rewards very simple.
- Keep them going for a month or so
- Don’t forget that praise is a good reward too.
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