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How do you motivate your child to study? How do you instill in them good study habits, specially if they are easily distracted?
Asked by Cynthia , 13th Jan Answer this now »
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Kim Begnaud 4th Feb
My
10yr
old
is
a
A/B
student.
He
does
homework,
studies
as
soon
as
he
gets
home.
There
is
no
TV,
Computer,
Play
time
until
it's
done.
And
that's
how
it
is.
We
have
to
sign
the
assignment
book.
Recently
his
teacher
sent
me
an
email
telling
me
that
Zach
is
such
a
good
student
that
he
doesn't
need
to
get
the
assignment
book
signed.
Zach
said
he
still
wants
me
to
sign
it
just
so
I
can
see
that
he
is
doing
his
work.
Wow,
hunh.
Our
daughter
is
13
yrs
older
than
our
soon.
She
also
had
the
same
rules.
Anna B 17th Jan
At
our
house
with
our
seven-year
old
there
is
only
one
rule
-
she
doesn't
leave
the
table
until
she
completes
her
homework
-
period.
My
husband
or
I
will
check
in
to
see
how
she's
doing
or
answer
questions
and
even
sit
with
her
sometimes
to
go
over
it.
There
is
the
challenge
and
sometimes
major
distraction
of
her
two-year
old
brother
wanting
to
play
with
her,
so
we
actually
have
to
keep
him
busy
as
well.
Jess 15th Jan
We
have
a
pretty
set
schedule
when
it
comes
to
homework.
Snack
first
and
then
homework.
All
homework
has
to
be
completed
before
playing
or
watching
TV.
Thing 1 has a ton of homework every night and we have to stay on top of him to complete it all. The greatest motivation for him is that if his homework is not done then he does not go to practice for this sport or that. You would be suprised how quickly he completes his work.
Alison 14th Jan
Well.
.
.I
now
know
at
least
part
of
my
son's
poor
study
habits
and
distraction
are
due
to
his
eye
problems.
But,
even
with
that
problem,
he
can
be
motivated
by
treats.
Sad
to
say,
but
I
got
a
100%
reading
test
out
of
him
by
offering
a
trip
to
Culvers.
Speeches
about
a
career
in
janitorial
services
and
being
broke
and
living
off
his
little
brother
have
not
worked
as
academic
motivators.
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