What to do if your child doesn’t like to do homework? Try these methods

Every parent has had the experience of being "worried to death" about their children's studies. Many children always need adults to urge them to do their homework after school. Some children only do their homework when they are urged, while some children do their homework even when urged but they only complete it slowly and perfunctorily. The parents also have to check their homework and urge them to correct their mistakes. Many parents are very frustrated about this, but simply beating and scolding their children is not the right way, as it will only make their children more disgusted with doing homework. Therefore, if you encounter a child who doesn’t like to do homework, parents might as well try the following methods.

1. Parents should observe their children first to rule out whether they have learning disabilities or other problems.

Generally, children with learning disabilities will have problems such as dyslexia and dictation difficulties, and will show difficulty in learning and reluctance to do homework. Therefore, parents can first take their children to a professional child psychology clinic to do a child cognitive test to see if there are any learning disabilities. They can also see if the child has developmental delays, and then analyze the specific problems specifically.

2. Parents should find ways to stimulate children's interest in doing homework.

Children in kindergarten are still more playful. When faced with boring homework, they will find it very uninteresting and generally will not take the initiative to complete it. Parents can think of some better ways to stimulate their children's interest, such as through rewards. When the child completes half of the homework, parents can give the child a small reward. It is best to give both material and spiritual rewards at the same time, so that the child can feel the joy of completing the task. If he can finish all the homework on time, he can get more rewards. Parents can also let the child make a list of rewards he is willing to strive for, which can be some food rewards, such as snacks, or small toys, or going on a trip with his parents.

3. Parents should help their children set goals for homework and cultivate their self-confidence.

Many children become lazy when doing their homework. They want to play after writing for a while, or they want to give up when they encounter difficult problems. At this time, parents can accompany their children and help them build confidence in doing homework. For homework that is less difficult, parents can let their children complete the homework as quickly as they can and praise them in time. For homework that is more difficult, parents should give their children time and accompany them to solve the difficult problems. Parents should also often hint to their children that homework can be completed quickly. At the same time, they should give their children confidence and let them know that they are capable of completing it. Parents should not call their children stupid when they encounter questions that they cannot answer.

4. Help children create a family atmosphere for doing homework.

Children will face many temptations at home, such as computers, mobile phones, televisions, etc., and their parents will also make some unintentional disturbances to their children, which are not conducive to children forming the habit of doing homework. When children are doing their homework, parents should first remove these temptations and provide children with a quieter environment for doing homework. At the same time, parents can give their children a special desk and chair for doing homework. If the children do their homework on their own desk and chair every day, the habit will gradually form over time.

On the one hand, children don’t like to do homework because they have not yet formed the habit of doing homework, and on the other hand, they want to escape when they encounter difficulties. Parents must be patient, give more encouragement and less scolding.

5. Give your children more time to play

The reason why some children hate studying is that they feel that learning is boring and stressful, which leads to an aversion to studying. Parents who want their children to become successful, in order to "prevent their children from losing at the starting line", force their children to study and even arrange various tutoring courses for their children during their spare time. The children become learning machines and of course are unlikely to like it.

Smart parents will give their children a long period of free time after they finish their homework, allowing them to play to their heart's content and keep an optimistic and positive attitude. With this mentality, children's learning efficiency is actually improved. Therefore, in order to make children fall in love with learning and doing homework, they should be given the right to play!