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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 200840" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>What I hate the worst about my kids having hw and not doing it is that I never once had my parents tell me to do mine. It was always a given that the teacher asked for the work to be done and I would have to do it.</p><p> </p><p>I try to keep the hw in my kid's hands. In doing so, I try to be positive about when/where the hw was done. I let the kids have input.</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child didn't get some done not so long ago. I think I may have posted. I had told him at 7:20 pm to put it down and get ready for bed and I would talk to the teacher. Well, difficult child lost fake money for not having the work done. When I talked to the teacher to explain why I made him stop, she said he had 45 minutes in class plus the hour he worked at home - it should have been done. I agreed. I then went back to difficult child and told him he had plenty of time and asked why it did not get done. It was brought to light that he was watching t.v. at home instead of doing the work. The lost $$ stays put. So, no t.v. on week day nights if he is doing hw. However, he asked for permission to do hw on Friday and Saturdays while watching t.v. If it is not done by Sunday, no t.v. on Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>I give a lot of warnings, "After this show or Wii game or whatever, it is time for hw." We discuss hw needs after school and after looking at the schedule for the night, he decides when he is going to do his hw. I will have an alternate time frame if his is not going to work out.</p><p> </p><p>If the hw doesn't get done, I tell the kid that he or she has to tell the teacher why and that they will not get an excuse from me if they did have time and played instead.</p><p> </p><p>So, instead of just not turning in the work, maybe asking that difficult child get prepared to explain to the teacher why he didn't do it. Kids hate telling their teachers things like that. Sometimes they would rather do the work than explain why it didn't get done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 200840, member: 5096"] What I hate the worst about my kids having hw and not doing it is that I never once had my parents tell me to do mine. It was always a given that the teacher asked for the work to be done and I would have to do it. I try to keep the hw in my kid's hands. In doing so, I try to be positive about when/where the hw was done. I let the kids have input. My difficult child didn't get some done not so long ago. I think I may have posted. I had told him at 7:20 pm to put it down and get ready for bed and I would talk to the teacher. Well, difficult child lost fake money for not having the work done. When I talked to the teacher to explain why I made him stop, she said he had 45 minutes in class plus the hour he worked at home - it should have been done. I agreed. I then went back to difficult child and told him he had plenty of time and asked why it did not get done. It was brought to light that he was watching t.v. at home instead of doing the work. The lost $$ stays put. So, no t.v. on week day nights if he is doing hw. However, he asked for permission to do hw on Friday and Saturdays while watching t.v. If it is not done by Sunday, no t.v. on Sunday. I give a lot of warnings, "After this show or Wii game or whatever, it is time for hw." We discuss hw needs after school and after looking at the schedule for the night, he decides when he is going to do his hw. I will have an alternate time frame if his is not going to work out. If the hw doesn't get done, I tell the kid that he or she has to tell the teacher why and that they will not get an excuse from me if they did have time and played instead. So, instead of just not turning in the work, maybe asking that difficult child get prepared to explain to the teacher why he didn't do it. Kids hate telling their teachers things like that. Sometimes they would rather do the work than explain why it didn't get done. [/QUOTE]
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