After the excitement of the first weeks of school wears off, it can be difficult to keep kids interested. Weeks of monotonous homework and classes can easily become boring and uninteresting. There are a few tips you can use to help keep your child interested and motivated in their schoolwork. 1. Praising efforts. It is important to offer encouragement to students through praising their efforts and successes. Let your child know you are proud when he works hard at school. Hang graded tests and assignments on the refrigerator and congratulate your student when you see she is putting forth her best effort. Always be sure to praise efforts and not intelligence. 2. Learning from mistakes. Mistakes are part of learning — and you can help make sure your child understands that. Let them know that it is okay to take some risks such as entering a spelling bee. Instead of ridiculing children for making mistakes, find ways to celebrate them. If they make a mistake on a math problem, highlight the fact that now they have the opportunity to learn the correct way to solve the problem. 3. Practice what you preach. If you want your child to be interested in their education, you should be too! Talk to your child about what he learned in class. Ask for details about what she is studying, and let your child tell you about it. This can help you find which areas of school your child enjoys and which areas he may be struggling with. Also, attend parent-teacher conferences and never hesitate to contact your child’s teacher if you feel it could help. 4. Monitor television, video game and internet use. Reserving this activities for after schoolwork is completed can be a way to help motivate your child, but make sure she isn’t just rushing through it to get to the things she wants to do. 5. Help your child become a reader. Reading can help with all areas of school. It can also help him develop a life-long lover of learning. Read with your child at a young age and make sure she sees you reading too. 6. Never do the work for your child. Be there to help him if he gets stuck or has a question, but let him do the work independently. If your child is struggling, you can get tutoring or speak to the teacher about options. This will help your child learn to take responsibility for her own work and develop a sense of pride about her academic abilities. Author information eric Eric Blackwell is website builder, editor, and online content creator, who creates, manages content for and supports many sites. He offers advise and information for individuals and small businesses at the Small Business Marketing Shop. He lives in Southern Indiana with his wife and 4 kids.
Posted on: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:27:00 +0000
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