help their kids with homework ??? last week my daugther's teacher send a family project about family , favorite things that she like to express it on a board but we have to be creative & the best projects will be placed in the wall & the kids will get tickets to cash in school for toys .... But my hubby is not that patiente so any ways he help a little... So my question is how many of you do enjoy doing this kind of homework??? & who thinks it is not worth it???
2006-08-23 11:47:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
It is well worth it!! It shows your kids that you work together as a family, and that they can come to you with other issue. eventually it will be peer pressure. If your husband doesn't want to get involved, remined him that this will be why the kids will never come to him with a problem in the future. They need that bonding time. My hubby was the same way...he's still a work in progress, but i said the same thing to him. And he has been trying much harder now. He has little to no paitients for kids. He had it rough growing up, he wasn't allowed to communicate as a children, his stepfather wouldn't allow it. He needs to be reminded that he is in a sense doing the same thing to our kids by blocking them out. And he is working on it.
I hope your hubby gets involved, for all of your sakes!!
Good luck!!
2006-08-23 11:56:34 · answer #1 · answered by angela 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe in homework. The kids are in school all day they need to come home and play. Children are getting more and more obese and what are the doing????Piling more homework on kids so the come home and sit for hours. I have told my kids teachers homework is not our first priority. I make sure the spelling is done and if there is time the maths but if not it just doesn't get done. My kids are in after school activities on Monday (the day homework comes home) Tuesday and Wednesday. Homework goes back friday morning. I think it is better if kids are out doing sports rather than sitting on their butts.Not many adults have to bring home their work so why should kids.
If it is a special thing they want to do I will do everything to help. this week is Book Week so instead of the usual work the have to write a book with a front cover. They were very excited about it and have worked on it every spare minute. So tonight , Thursday, no friends came home so they could get it finished.
So all in all I'm not big on homework but if the kids really want to the special things i'm all for it and help as much as I can (without doing it for them). They do well at school and the teacher is quite happy with this arrangment.
2006-08-24 05:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy it, but I do understand if some don't. Teachers need to realize that there are parents who will practically do the whole project, and some who won't even got to the store to buy poster board. It's not fair to the kid.
2006-08-27 11:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by Padme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have to help out with homework most nights. It is a big production because my kids need extra help. I tried to let my son do a big project on his own and he just couldn't do it so the next project I helped out as much as he needed to get it done. It really depends on your child's ability and desire to work independently. I think you have to gauge what they need because you want them to learn to be independent but not necessarily always fail either or they will give up. It's finding that balance.
2006-08-23 22:50:13 · answer #4 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a big deal, you only ask your children what would they like to do, you will get surprise of how many ideas they have, only ask them what material are going to use, and they will do it by themselves (almost), and its wonderful to discover your children's creativity, and it does not matter how is the work, but the beautiful gift of innocence.
I used to give them my ideas and did not work that way. If they do not get the toy, anyway they will be satisfaid and next time will have better ideas.
2006-08-23 19:06:37 · answer #5 · answered by Vio la zarza que ardia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah just sit on the sofa and rest your *** there and watch the telly the whole time. Off course it important for the child development. It help yours creative, plus a good start for further learning, It important to get them at an early age to enjoy learning and using their imagination etc. It pity about your husband having no patients to help his child he missing out on so much there.
2006-08-23 21:49:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I both love helping my little sister who is in 4th grade with her homework. I am sure it will be the same when our son starts school too. I love to help them learn and sometimes I add a little more to it, just to make sure they remeber what was done.
2006-08-23 23:39:21 · answer #7 · answered by Amber D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to help with some of the homework, like the project you described sounds like fun. Other stuff is just plain annoying.
2006-08-23 18:55:13 · answer #8 · answered by Mauki90 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes I think I get into projects like that more than my sons do.
2006-08-23 18:54:43 · answer #9 · answered by sunshine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think it's a good way for parents to bond with their kids...and show that they really care for their child
but beware that this works till a certain age only...after that you can forget about any type of bonding, parent-wise
2006-08-23 18:52:04 · answer #10 · answered by KingRichard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋