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The Teacher is Talking: Getting the Homework Done

By Leslie Lindsay Ooops!  My “homework” is late, teacher!  (Yesterday was a crazy-busy day for us, and therefore I did not get to my regular blogging).  But what should you do when your kid can’t seem to get her homework in on time?! Piffle.  If I had the answer, I guess I wouldn’t be writing this…for I can’t seem to figure out the best answer, at least for our family yet.  But I do have some ideas.  They may work for you: Have your child do her homework at the same time and at the same place every day. Immediately afterwards, have her slip it back into her “school” folder and into her backpack. Done and done! But not so fast…what’s that, your prodigy doesn’t like doing homework?  I can’t imagine.  Humm.  And therein lies the problem. Give your child some down-time before delving into the backpack.  Allow a little outside rough and tumble play, a snack, television, 1:1 time with you, etc.  Give it a time limit, say 20-40 minutes, or whatever feels right to …