Kids really, really hate to go to school without their work done. I’ll give you two reminders like we discussed.” Be structured in that stop time and make sure your child is ending then. It needs to be done by 4:45 and then at that point, it’s time to put it away. You might say to your child, “You’ve been working on this math assignment for 45 minutes. So we might just keep an eye out for when we see them drifting off, then say, “Okay don’t forget you’re on number five on your math.” It takes the nagging out of the equation. In this case, you can ask kids, “How many reminders do you think you need?” Often kids will say, “Well, just two.” Then as parents, it’s our job to stick two. Sometimes kids resist doing homework just to be difficult because parents nag them. Often kids will hold it in their non-writing hand, and it helps them pay attention to homework. To help move things along, give kids a fidget toy, like a Tangle Junior or a stress ball. It’s on for three hours, but the players are only really doing anything for about an hour. When we tell them to, “Stop doing that!”, or take away whatever they are playing with, they often become what I call Superbowl Kids. The kids that have trouble staying focused are often fidgeters, who need tactile stimulation to tune in and calm down. There are a few reasons that kids end up spending hours on homework: a difficulty getting and staying focused, defying mom and dad, or too much homework (for them).
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