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[quote=Anonymous]From a young age I vane my kids control and responsibility over their schoolwork. You are obligated to get it done before you are allowed to go to sleep and each day you have to develop a plan.  But you decide where, when and with what. I am only available to help up to my bedtime. Then you are on your own. If there is a day that you don't get done by a reasonable hour or you weren't efficient enough to have free time for activities you want to do, the next day I work with you to make a better plan. Also I taught them out to break down big projects into manageable parts and to schedule the work. When they hit middle school I taught them how to manage grades through use of edline and retaking tests.

Outside of school work, with chores I give them a deadline (such as before bed or before I get home from work) but don't mandate when it gets done. They decide when and how.

My kids are all self directed, successful and non-procrastinators. They've had their days of being up until 2 am to get homework done, but they learned to plan better. [/quote]

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