Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Developing Learning Habits

Yesterday I took my son in a nearby park, there; I was speaking to lady who lives in our building about schools and kids problem. While discussion about the homework, she said she use to complete his son homework sometimes. On this I asked her. Hey why? She answered “homework has to be done that’s why”. I was shocked to know her views and thoughts.

These things are dangerous for a child. This way child will never take study seriously. Study habits have to be developed at early stage. I understand that teaching good habits and good behavior is not easy but not difficult also if steps are taken at early stage.

We have to develop their interest in study first. The more they are comfortable with idea of learning, the more they will be interested in knowing the things and completing their homework by their own.


At home I usually observed my son writing on newspaper and sometime drawing lines by pencil or crayons. Now he gets homework. In initial days I really found difficult to make him seat to complete his homework. He gets sleeping lines, straight lines etc. in his homework. This seems easy for us but not easy for 2.5yr child. For few starting days I had to negotiate with him, I only offer his dear things, once he completes his homework. He usually likes chips and sweets. Within 3-4 days he started completing his work by own without any negotiation under my guidance.

I learnt one thing from my experience that, to teach a toddler requires lots of patience. Now he developed the habit of doing his homework.
Yes it’s difficult to make a child to develop habit of doing homework but patience, dedication and love for your child definitely help you to do so.

Here are some points that I am sharing with you, which I gained from my experience.
-Always try to make study interesting.
-Whenever you go out, discuss the surroundings, nature and other study related topics with them. But don’t stress them too much.
-Make them understand about the importance of education and discuss with them about some famous personality who are successful as they were good in studies.
-Always encourage them, that they are capable of doing things. Also help them to find out easy way of doing things.
-Boost their self confidence.
-Please reward them on their achievement as it is also way of encouraging them to keep the good work going.



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