If your child rushes through homework to talk on the phone, use the computer, watch TV, or get together with friends, state that it is not okay to do incomplete or sloppy work. Use there tips to help your child take responsibility for doing homework well.
1. Schedule daily homework time.
Allot a time each day when all other activities stop and your child must go to his/her study area and do homework.2. Tell your child what you expect.
Say, "I know you can do a better job. I want you to take your time and do the best work you can. Sloppy work is
not acceptable."3. Praise your child for work well done.
Say, "Great job getting your homework done," or "I like how neat your paper looks. Keep up the good work." Praise
is the best way to encourage continued best efforts.4. Institute mandatory homework time.
This means that your child must use the entire scheduled daily homework time for homework or other academic
activities whether or not homework is completed. For example, if two hours is allotted each night, the entire time
must be spent on homework or, if homework is finished, on reading, reviewing textbooks, or practicing math. Your
child will learn that nothing can be gained by rushing through homework and will be encouraged to slow down and
do a better job.5. Provide additional incentives.
To encourage your child to continue good work, give a reward or a point toward a prize each time homework is
completed. For example, when five points are earned, reward your child with an extra privilege.6. Contact the teacher.
If after trying these steps your child is still not doing his/her best work, you must work together with the teacher to
improve your child's performance.Excerpted from Lee Canter's Parents On Your Side: A Teacher's Guide to Creating Positive Relationships with Parents; Lee Cantor and Marlene Canter; Canter and Associates; 2001
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