Daily Excerpt: 10 Quick Homework Tips (Alder & Trombly) - Head off Stress by Being Proactive
Excerpt from 10 Quick Homework Tips (Alder & Trombly) TIP # 1 HEAD OFF STRESS BY BEING PROACTIVE "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." ~ Chinese Proverb Why is this Important? One of the biggest reasons, if not THE biggest reason, that kids and parents alike feel stress about homework is that their family simply has no concrete plan for how, when, and where homework will get done. Kids may not act like it, but they need, and even like, having rules. They feel better, safer, if they know exactly what is expected of them. Think about your daily life, at work or at home. Do you feel more confident, more calm, on days that you are unsure what your boss will want from you, when you don’t know what you are expected to do, or where you should do it and with what tools… or on days when you know exactly what is expected of you, where you know just what to do, where, when and how? Most of us feel best when there is a routin