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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is like pulling teeth getting my 6yo to sit down and study. He is in various camps this summer - science, cooking, art and sports.[/quote]

If the child is involved in all of these activities then why is it necessary for him or her to study as well?  Do you study after a long day at work?  Would you want to if you attention span was all of 15-20 minutes?  Make the learning activities fun and the kid will do it willingly. My mom always provided lot of word games (remember those huge books with crossword puzzles and mazes in them?), a subscription to Highlights magazine, subscriptions to junior series of magazines, and the Sunday paper. All of these are ways to engage learning without it being so rigid. Think outside the box as to how you encourage learning during "free" time. How about a family game of Scrabble once a week (builds spelling and vocabulary skills), Monopoly (Money), Uno (patterns and number recognition), Clue (critical thinking skills), etc. If you want the kids to read have a family reading time. Set aside 30 minutes a day where everyone in the family (including you who models the behavior) are intensive engaged in reading some form of literature then have a conversation about what you read. [/quote]

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