Dining room table. ADHD - need to minimize distractions yet have them close enough to view their work

Anonymous wrote:We have a spare bedroom that was a playroom when DD was younger. Then it turned into a school room during Covid. Now it’s a homework/art/game room. DD is in 6th now and does her homework at a table in there.

We have something like this too — I think of it as the kids’ office. Both have desks in there. It also works well for depositing their backpacks, storing all their extra stuff, etc since we don’t have much of a mudroom.

Dining table because we like to try and monitor computer use. 8th and 4th grade.

Their bedrooms. I would actually prefer the kitchen table, because I definitely know when they say they are doing “homework” they often arent and then end up stressed from procrastination. But they have younger siblings and say the dining room is too distracting. I get it. So I am ok with their rooms, but I check in frequently if I know they have something due and keep tabs on the progression

Kitchen island or desk in room.

Our issue can be he has younger siblings and the kitchen is a common area and my teen sometimes expects everyone else to be quiet while homework is getting done. Which is not reasonable. I think it's important to have a quiet space somewhere in the house for them. Also keep in mind as they get older they will stay up later than you doing homework or studying and where is that going to be least disruptive. When my kid stays up later to do work, he typically chooses to be in his room at his desk.

We have a spare bedroom that was a playroom when DD was younger. Then it turned into a school room during Covid. Now it’s a homework/art/game room. DD is in 6th now and does her homework at a table in there.

In their rooms, sometimes at their desks but more often on the bed or on the floor with the contents of their backpacks strewn all over. Totally fine with that until someone wants help and expects me to sit on the floor and look at their Chromebook.

Anonymous wrote:Kitchen table for writing work. Living room for reading tasks.

Your teens do this?

Living room and dining room.

I put a desk for DS in my office when Covid started, he was in 1st. Now in 5th grade it's still there and has worked our great. The way the room lays out it would otherwise be dead space, or a random piece of furniture, now we have a "work" room and if I am still working when he's doing homework I can keep an eye on him and it doesn't seem overbearing. At the end of the day we can both close the door to our work space. Who knows in the future, but I plan to keep it set up like this for as long as it works.

Kitchen bar/island or dining room table (6th and 8th grade). Sometimes a couch. Mine both have desks in their room but they use them for Legos/crafts/nail polish/art and not homework.

Kitchen Island for work like math or writing. Sofa in family room for studying or reading.

Dining room table or kitchen island. That started during Covid instead of having them in their rooms on screens with their teachers. They have desks in their rooms and I expect as they move into high school that they might use them more, but for now this works so we can have some oversight that studying and homework are actually happening.

Senior. Bed, floor of his room in a beanbag, desk in his room..I don't really care as long grade remain good.

When he was in elementary/middle school, it was typically in the kitchen so we could assist as needed.

We got both our kids desks and have since sold them for more space since they were only used to hold clutter, nor do homework.