Setting up a homework station

by Jen (September 12, 2007)

Parent Hacks has some nice tips for setting up a homework station so there’s a place in the home where kids can go and have the supplies they need to work undistracted. Additionally:

• Make sure this station isn’t in an area where they can be distracted by the TV or by siblings playing, so they can stay focused. (If you have a small home and this isn’t possible, then others in the household may need to make an adjustment: listening to the TV at a lower volume with captions on, playing more quietly, etc.)
• You may want to set up a dry erase board where your kids log in their homework every day and check off what they’ve gotten done. This teaches them the power of setting down tasks and completing them, and it lets you track their progress (don’t forget to make sure they’ve actually done the work before checking off tasks as “done”.)
• Make sure the station is set up to encourage good posture. Whether you buy them a desk or give them a stool at the breakfast bar, don’t set them up to do their homework hunched over on the bed or on their stomachs on the floor.

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