How to Help with Your Teen's Homework (Without Doing It for Them): A Guide for Parents of Middle School and High School Students

by ATLANTIC PUBLISHING GROUP

• ISBN13: 9781601386205
• ISBN10: 1601386206
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-01
• Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.

Summary

Many parents feel that once a child enters middle or high school, their involvement in day-to-day school activities is no longer necessary, whether due to a lack of understanding their child's needs, their own busy schedule, or fear that they won't know the right answers. Unfortunately, during the middle and high school years, schoolwork becomes more difficult and success more important. According to KidsHealth, "Parents can play a crucial role in helping teens handle these challenges and succeed in school by lending a little help, support, and guidance, and by knowing what problems demand their involvement and which ones require them to hang back." If you see that your teen is in need of extra help with homework, or simply want to become more involved in your child's education, this book will teach you how to effectively assist your child with schoolwork - even if you can't distinguish trigonometry from geometry or an adjective from an adverb. Homework and school can be a source of conflict among parents and teens. This conflict is compounded when parents seemed uninterested in their child's schoolwork in the past and are now ready to become actively involved. How to Help With Your Teen's Homework (Without Doing it for Them) will provide parents with the necessary tools to communicate with teens about school and set rules and a homework schedule. Every child learns differently. By assessing your teen's learning style, you will help him or her study more effectively. You will understand the different types of intelligence to determine the most effective ways to instruct your child. You will discover how to create a personal study area in your home to provide your teen with all the tools necessary to excel and what to do if you disagree with your teen's teacher on the type or amount of homework. Learn how to teach your child about time management in order to complete larger assignments, such as science projects or research papers, and avoid procrastination, a skill that will be incredibly useful in college and work settings. You will master specific techniques for helping your child succeed in different subject areas, such as reading and vocabulary, writing, math, science, and even more complicated subjects like economics, government, and physics. Due to limited time for in-class work and the state and federal requirements of teachers, students are being sent home with large quantities of out-of-class assignments. It is difficult to watch your child succumb to the pressures of succeeding, and parents might be tempted to complete assignments for their teen to help alleviate this stress. Even with the best intentions, this is detrimental to your child's overall education and his or her ability to effectively manage future stressful situations. You will find healthy ways to help your child succeed and solve common homework problems, such as what to do when your child doesn't understand the homework, takes too long to complete tasks, or has a learning or developmental disability. We have spent hundreds of hours interviewing teachers, principals, and parents who have successfully guided their students and children through the challenges of middle and high school using the tips and advice found throughout this book. If homework is a constant battle with your teen or you are interested in helping them succeed in the future, this book will show you how to offer support without limiting their independence.