It’s amazing what a state our children can sometimes get into when faced with homework. In fact the spectre of homework can cast a grey cloud over the whole family. But however tempting it might be for us to do the homework for our children, just to get it ‘out of the way’, it is not something we’d ever recommend. Better by far to ease your child into a homework friendly state of mind by following the rules below.
All siblings squabble, often driving their parent’s crazy in the process. However when they squabble over possessions they are also learning the art of negotiation and sharing. Which is why it is best not to get involved when the squabbles are underway. Best to try and anticipate these ‘sharing’ issues by setting house rules in advance. Having done this try to sit back and avoid getting involved (however, do be ready to ‘steer’ if the going gets rough or if if a rule reminder seems to be needed).