tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567396891390297082.post8536624720022085301..comments2012-05-23T23:05:09.112-04:00Comments on Dad Times Three: Buried in homework – and it's only second gradeScott Pickeringhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16580458858822531749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567396891390297082.post-89067015976232103572012-01-19T16:51:49.471-05:002012-01-19T16:51:49.471-05:00First- Do some Crockpot Cooking and make the perip...First- Do some Crockpot Cooking and make the peripherals in your life easier, since homework is a disastrous focal point of the evening. <br /><br />Incentive, incentive, incentive.<br /><br />Get a timer and tell Josh he gets to go out and play when the buzzer goes off if his homework is done.<br /><br />Do NOT say: You can't go out until the buzzer goes off/homework done.<br /><br />Other than the check marks, give Josh *social rewards for incremental success. Make a Homework Club, with a friend, with snacks. Make learning fun. <br /><br />Social reward works well because children like to be elevated in the eyes of their peers. Therefore, he can't act up if he is the Homework Club founder, because he's the leader.<br /><br />Worry not, young children are just now learning the work ethic that will carry them through their school years.<br /><br />Join Cub Scouts so Josh may have his own identity in the family, for now anyway. He will learn the ethics of a lifetime, but from my perspective, Josh needs to find his inner leader in the ideals of the BSA.<br /><br />401-351-8700Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com