Many children lack the skill and discipline to work in an organised, structured manner, let alone those who are overly active and get distracted easily.
So create a neat, organised and conducive space for the child for his homework. The best would be in the study, porch or bedroom; places where there are less distractions. The living and dining rooms are not such places.
Come up with simple and predictable routines from the moment he wakes. After school, always establish when to do homework, when to play, when to have dinner and what time to go to bed.
Use the clock extensively for your child to know when to transit to the next task.
More and more parents believe that stipulating the right hemisphere of the brain is as important as developing the left. However, classes that specifically cater to such holistic development don’t come cheap. So, what can we do if we cannot afford these? The answer is for them to do art.
#14 - Organizing a scavenger hunt or a picnic with your children’s classmates or pre-school friends