My 5-year-old niece is never willing to study. Nowdays, she has summer holidays. The holidays are nearly over but she still hasnt completed her homework. She is in KG and she is never willing to do homework (nowadays patterns). How can I make her more willing to learn and do homework? It takes about an hour to first make her mood, then half hour to make her write things correctly (she dosent write correctly although she knows how to bcoz she is not willing to), and then she does homework for 15 minutes and then she needs a break bcoz she gets tired. Pls. help me with this….
Update guys: My niece is already in school and she already gets tons of homework. In my country, studies are very hard and kids start complex studies at a very young and tender age. The homework has been given by the school, not me. Most of the answers I have got tell me not to pressurize the kid, but cant help it. You have to complete the homework. Unfortunately, studies are like this only here.
Let her play.Do not torture her.
she is 5, five year olds tend to ignore things like homework and focus on fun things like playing. It is the job of the parrent to make sure the child does his homework. sitting her down and making her do it usually doesnt work well.
set up a reward system that the child understands. Hang a board up in her room, and for every time she finishes an assignment, stick a star on it. agree with her, that when she has lets say 20 stars you will take her and go do something nice (visit the playground, the park, the zoo or whatever)
this way shell be able to see progress as she gets more stars, and actualyl get motivated to do her homework. A 5 year old still needs to learn what is important and what is not. do not let her decide things for herself to much. shes only 5.
as for the tired bit. thats probably a lack of concentration due to the lack of focus. a rewardsystem with sweets can also help. for every assignment she finishes she could get a sweet. (depending on the size of the assignment ofcourse)
or for 20 minutes of homework she can watch 10 minutes of television. children respond very well to reward systems like this. its important she understands the system though, so keep it simple.
5-year olds are not supposed to study. They shouldn’t have homework, either. It sounds like you are torturing her.
If you want her to work on writing, then it has to be fun. Ask her if she knows how to spell cookies (assuming she already knows how to write her name, etc). Make a game of writing and spelling new words.
The longest you can expect her to stay on one task is 15 minutes. 10 minutes is better.
Make it fun for her or give her some reward when she is done maybe play with a favorite toy or game when has completed it. Frequent breaks are a must at this age. It is hard to believe a child this age has homework though. If it is writing she must do maybe give her a pretty pencil to use just for homework or write a postcard to a favorite teacher. Use praise when ever you see a positive thing she does and pick your battles.
you can very well do that…she is jst 5 years so u can make her study by showing pictures..or u can show her some arts and creativity so that she learns sumthing from that nd get’s inquisitive to study..she can really study in a good manner by the enjoyable means…………….she would really love to do that.
_try tO ask her what she wants as of nOw…
_that’s just normal with kids…especially at that age!!
_try tO assess what interest she’s into..
It is too bad she has so much homework to do, but . . . .
1. Be certain that she is well rested and not hungry or thirsty.
2. Try to make it fun for her if at all possible. Can you make some kind of game out of any of the work she’s asked to do?
3. Break it down into small parts, such as 10 – 15 minute segments.
4. If she gets right to work in any segment, tell her she can have a short break before getting back to work (and be sure to do it). A little play time or read her a story.
5. I **** to prescribe “rewards” but they’re not a bad thing for a 5-year-old. But NOT food. Ideas: Put a sticker on a card or small chart and take her to the park, to the movies, to a museum (or whatever is a good idea where you live) when the card is full, or after a certain number of stickers are earned. Or put a bean in a small jar for every segment that she gets right to work and does her best; reward when it’s full.
6. If there is more than one place in the home where she might do her homework, let her choose the place she would like to work. Also let her choose which assignment she would like to do first, second, etc. Having choices will motivate her.
7. If there is really a lot of work to do, could she do some of it before dinner and some afterwards?
8. If writing tires her, have her stop and stretch her fingers and rub her hands for a moment after 5-10 minutes of work.
9. Can you sit down with her, near her, and do some “similar” work while you are supervising and she is working? She might respond well to having company and seeing you do some work at the same time.
10. Be sure she understands why what she’s learning is important.
11. Keep in mind that she has made her bad mood work for her, delaying getting to work. Don’t fall for it any longer. You can’t MAKE her more willing to learn, but you can make it more bearable for her. Some of these suggestions may help. (I certainly hope so!)