Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Have a designated homework time and place where homework gets done. Nothing else gets planned for this time. No other obligations to the family. If she's done with homework or has no homework, she reads. She still puts in the time. For example: at her desk, in her room from 5-6pm. Or 5 - 7pm with two 20 minute breaks. Wherever/whenever - you need to determine it and stick to it, keeping it consistent.
As an adult, or even as a college student, if you finish the work your doing at home do you still sit at your desk just to use up some arbitrary designated time you've set for yourself? Why does a 3rd grader need to "put in the time"? Didn't they already "put in the time" at school? Face it, homework is overtime. Having a designated space and time to engage in this overtime is fine. Forcing them to sit there even if they’re finished is stupid. Let them go outside once they finish or simply do whatever they want within the boundaries of your family values.
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