When Sweet Pea started Kindergarten she only had a tiny bit of homework every week. She had to read or be read to for 5-10 minutes every night and had a worksheet to do once a week. That worksheet always came on the same day so it was easy to remember that that was homework night.
As she's gotten older she's had more and more homework, and now that she's in 3rd grade, it seems to have bumped up considerably. It's also random throughout the week based on what she wasn't able to finish in class. She also has chores to keep up on at home, which aren't too time consuming but add up. And we like to hang out with her as well, and she likes to go to friends' houses.
Homework is getting harder to keep up on.... and I know it's only going to get worse.
Until now we have agreed that after a full day of school, the kids deserve a break away from school stuff to relax at home for a little while before jumping back into it. The problem arises when that break goes too long and nobody remembers that there is homework to be done. We thought that after dinner would be a good time to remember to get it done, but it isn't working because fun things tend to come up after dinner causing her to either rush through it or forget all about it. By the end of the day we're exhausted too and it can be hard to remember to get her on her homework.
So in order for her to get her homework done and out of the way so she can do other fun things that may come up later in the evening, she's going to have to get her homework done first thing after school. I'm not happy about it, because I think she needs a break, but doing at other times doesn't seem to work right now. Maybe as she matures and becomes more responsible and can focus on her work better?
My Question to all parents with school-agers, especially if they are older and you've been through this stuff before: How do you handle homework? I need some advice on homework policies and what works for other people.
My Mother’s House
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