Tutoring / helping a child do homework when DC says they know it all. Advice.

[Anonymous]

My DD is 6 she is an only child. I try and teach her but she's not into it. I backed off for now because she is only six but I see this as a problem in the future. I had her aunt try and tutor her but DD acts likes she knows it all and doesn't want to take direction.

How do tutors counter this problem with a "know it all" strong personality kid?

[Anonymous]

What are you trying to teach her? Is she struggling in certain areas?

If you are just teaching to provide more education, and if you are doing worksheets/flashcards/traditional methods, try thinking outside the box. Experiential learning is almost always better received than book learning, IMO. Get an ant farm, grow some seeds, plant a garden, go lay out in a field at night with binoculars or a lower-powered telescope and look at the stars. Make band instruments out of cardboard rolls and boxes and rubber bands. Take her to the zoo with a sketchpad and ask her to draw a few of the animals she sees. And add what they eat. Or whatever seems fun. And so on.

If she is struggling in certain areas, it's best if you can hire an outside tutor to help. Kids often think they can slack when it's their parents telling them what to do, but will respond much better to a "teacher."

[Anonymous]

Let the teacher deal with it. A negative report card will convince her faster than you can.

[Anonymous]

I was asked by a friend to tutor her DC and her DD has this attitude. DD makes up all kinds Of excuses not to do the work. " I know that already" is the typical response.

[Anonymous]

My kid did this because she had a learning disability and it made her seriously uncomfortable and anxious. I had to pull completely out and get a tutor that was very even tempered. I also had to emphasize that the goal was to get her to a lower stress place and that and meds made all the difference.