tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463712.post680681035345396091..comments2023-09-10T05:26:17.106-07:00Comments on Dancing on the Edge: Homework TimeCaseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543461344197186456noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463712.post-68931776527047411192010-11-05T06:03:07.487-07:002010-11-05T06:03:07.487-07:00I know this qualifies as unsolicited advice from s...I know this qualifies as unsolicited advice from someone you don't even know, but I'm diving in anyway. Feel free to ignore if it isn't helpful!<br /><br />Anyway, I ran before and after school programs for years, and part of our afternoon routine included homework time. There is something about 3rd & 4th grade boys that makes the homework time "bargaining" especially challenging. It is like something goes off in their DNA around that age or something! One year when I had an especially challenging time with this I decided to try something new -- I offered to let the kids "buy" extra time by using minutes of their screen time (they were only allowed 30 minutes of non-homework computer time a week). So if they wanted 5 more minutes before starting their homework they could trade it for 5 minutes of their screen time. The bargaining, whining & procrastinating fizzled out fairly quickly once we instituted that policy.fairydogmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901824447445942886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463712.post-20631600470128693512010-11-04T13:52:16.400-07:002010-11-04T13:52:16.400-07:00I am so not looking forward to this. I'm thin...I am so not looking forward to this. I'm thinking I should start giving him homework now so he gets in the groove. :) For her reading is she doing the reading for 20min or is it something you do together? and what does that entail? What type of books?Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967412936650585698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463712.post-26850601910313072812010-11-04T06:49:15.464-07:002010-11-04T06:49:15.464-07:00I have to tell you tht I didn't do the honewor...I have to tell you tht I didn't do the honework.....my husband had that role......Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01487391785570138766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463712.post-92096936977724466322010-11-03T17:47:24.405-07:002010-11-03T17:47:24.405-07:00I hear you on the homework struggles. Conlan is a ...I hear you on the homework struggles. Conlan is a year ahead of Kelton and it's a struggle.He has a snack and then homework. I have found that letting him play and then homework=disaster.If he does it quietly and no arguments then he earns computer time. If he argues etc then he loses tv time. I don't know if I helped but I really understand the struggle.<br /><br />KeryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com