my son is in kindergarten3 now,my dillema is ,he doesnt like doing his homework and he gets all grumpy?

Question

whenevr i tell him''its homework time'' and tells me that im bad and he doesnt like me becos i let him do his homework and it sometimes get on my nerves.Ive tried my best already and i dunno what to do anymore.PLEASE can someone give me advice on this,singlemom

thanks very much

thanks guys u surely cheer me up..GOD bless you all

Answer 1

Tell him the only reason you are making him is because if he doesn't do it, they will punish him at school. So you are only asking him to do it, so that he does not get in trouble.

Answer 2

The secret to homework is trying to find some way to make it fun. You being excited, involved and up beat about it will help.

Remember little ones can't focus for long. After 10 minutes of work, let him get up and do some stretches or exercise. Run around the house and then go back to work again.

Being consistent: the same place, the same time, the same protocol every day will help.

Having a positive treat when he gets finished and if he doesn't throw a fit, will also encourage him to get done. Such as a candy, a small toy, tokens that go towards a bigger prize at the end of the week etc..,
It is very important you establish a good routine now and make homework fun and important, because it doesn't get any easier.

Answer 3

I was a single mom for a while and I know what a struggle it is. I can tell you what worked for me. When we got home the kids had a snack and then 30 min to run-play-etc to get out some of that energy and to tell me about their day while I got dinner together. Then after a bath we would sit down and do their homework. If they did homework without complaints they got points for the "star chart". On the weekend they could redeem those points for a reward. Ex. ice cream cone, TV time,30 min of a game of their choice. I still use this and hope that you can find some helpful suggestions.

Answer 4

Why are you tolerating this? You tell him to do his homework or he'll be punished! A child should not be telling you, THE PARENT, anything other than "yes ma'am" or "no ma'am".

The next time he does this, put him in a time out. Take away one of his favorite activities for the same amount of time it would take him to do the homework.

Another approach, make him do a chore he hates. Or, make HIM choose the privledge to lose for a period of time. You need to stand your ground girl. Don't give in no matter how frustrated you get. If he throws a tantrum, put him on a "bad bench". Let him know you won't put up with his antics.

At the last, spank him! "spare the rod, spoil the child".

Answer 5

I am signed up for coupons and stuff at chuck e. cheese online and they have these reward charts like for doing your homework or cleaning your room or being good at the Dr office and after they fill up the chart (I think its for 2 weeks straight) then they get like 20 free tokens. Maybe you could join that or you could make your own chart (thats what I do) and after so many nights of him doing his homework without complaining then he gets a fun activity. It can be something small like going to the video store and picking a movie, staying up 30 min later, getting to help cook dinner with you or having a friend spend the night.

Answer 6

I'm not sure why single mom especially seem to enjoy having their kids in control of the house and their lives.

However, here's the advice: "YOU ARE THE MOM". MOM set's the boundaries, not him. The kid is headed to being an insufferable brat, even a worse student, and likely to live with you until you die or he puts you in an old people's home.

When he comes home, before he does anything else he has to do and finish his homeowrk and show it to you. He can bi*tch, complain, throw tantrums, tell you you are "bad", whatever, .... but "YOU ARE THE MOM" and he does nothing until his homework is done--not sloppy, but neatly.

If he whines and asks "Why?" .... You simply tell him, "BECAUSE I'M THE MOM".

Answer 7

I also have a boy in kindergarden. It is like pulling teeth to get him to do his homework. What I have done is I will sit down with him and kind of make it like a game and when ever he does it praise him a tell him he is doing a good job. Since i started doing that with my son I have had no problem getting him to do his homework as soon as he gets home.

Answer 8

Stop making it a chore and challenge. Start making it fun for him. Help him, kid with him. Fix him a snack and a cool drink when he sets down to do it. Let him have some him time when he comes home from school. Let him pick his time to do the homework. Works for me and I raised 3 straight A children, and working on the 4th, that is in the 4th grade and straight A's. And I'm loving it. Very Proud papa.

Answer 9

Heya
why not try and make homework more fun for him in different ways :D or give a treat.
say to them that if you do your homework theres more playtime.
just play around with your techniques and get into a routine of homework.
remember that homework should be one of the first things asked when a child is home.
hope this helps
xx

Answer 10

Make a schedule for doing his homework. Right after he finishes his homework on the schedule write down something fun to do.

Answer 11

I've been in your shoes, finally, what I did was have them do it right after school (Snack usually came first, it was eaten at the table where they did their home work) tell him if he grumbles, tells you your bad and tells you he doesn't like you tell him you will be taking away his privileges ,T.V., video games, going out doors, anything he wants to do after school. Do this a couple days, and stick to it.
In 2 or 3 days he'll be rushing in to do is work so he can get his privileges back.
This works great for kids who fight you about going to bed.
God bless.