Should you let your teen watch TV while doing homework.
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Once the student begins homework, hold his telephone calls until break time or until homework is completed. You may have to take his cell phone away to keep him from texting. Spice things up. If a homework assignment is boring, play music or TV at low volume. For reading, break assignments into segments marked by colored paper clips. When the.
My son prefers to be close to Mom and Dad when he’s doing schoolwork, so he can ask us questions (and, yes, vent about having to do homework at all). He doesn’t often choose to use the desk in his bedroom. My daughter, on the other hand, prefers to work in her room, whether at her desk or on her bed. I think the key is providing each child with an environment they find most conducive to.
For decades, some kids have studied to music or while watching TV. But the computer's role as both an educational tool and a means for diversion, all wrapped in the same package, increases the allure of doing several things at once. AOL, for example, on Thursday released a search engine to help with homework, but it also offers plenty of time wasters, including instant messaging and video clips.
The less cluttered your desk is, the fewer things that could distract you. Promise yourself that you can make a phone call or watch TV once you have completed some of your homework. It is easier.
While doing homework, tweens and teens love to listen to music — not to mention watch TV or instant-message on the computer! So parents often ask me whether this interferes with learning. I must say that in my classroom and home, I want children to be engaged and focused, doing one thing at a time — which means quiet during homework. However, I can't say that I've not relented on occasion.