Tips
for Helping Kids and Teens with
Homework and Study Habits
Certain key practices will
make life easier for everyone
in the family when it comes to
study time and study
organization. However, some of
them may require an adjustment
for other members of the
family.
Turn off the TV set.
Make a house rule, depending on
the location of the set, that
when it is study time, it is
"no TV" time. A
television set that is on will
draw youngsters like bees to
honey.
What about the
radio? Should it be on
or off? Contrary to what many
specialists say, some
youngsters do seem to function
all right with the radio turned
on to a favorite music station.
(Depending on the layout of
your house or apartment, maybe
an investment in earphones
would be worthy of
consideration.)
Certain rules should
be set about the family phone
during study hours.
The more people in the
household, the more
restrictions on long and
unnecessary phone calls are
needed. A timer, placed next to
the phone, can help to control
the length of calls so that the
telephone will be available if
it becomes necessary to call a
schoolmate to confirm an
assignment or discuss
particularly difficult
homework.
Designate specific
areas for homework and studying.
Possibilities include the
child's room or the kitchen or
dining room table. Eliminate as
much distraction as possible.
Since many young people
will study in their own
rooms, function becomes
more important than beauty.
Most desks for young people
really don't have
sufficient space to spread
out materials. A table that
allows for all necessary
supplies such as pencils,
pens, paper, books, and
other essentials works
extremely well.
Consider placing a
bulletin board in your
child's room. Your local
hardware store sells
wallboard that might not
look too pretty and isn't
framed, but a 4 x 3'section
is inexpensive and perfect
on which to post pertinent
school items. You might
want to paint or cover it
with burlap to improve its
appearance or let your
child take on this project.
Encourage the use of a
small book or pad for
writing down assignments so
that there is no confusion
about when certain
assignments must be turned
in to the teacher.
Keeping general supplies
on hand is important. Check
with your child about his
needs. In fact, make it his
responsibility to be well
supplied with paper,
pencils, note pads,
notebook paper, et cetera.
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