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October 2011 2011

Page 2 ParentMagic Newsletter October2010

4.TheRoughCheckoutTheRoughCheckoutideaisbasedonthefactthat8pmisnotimeforscholastic

perfection.Youhaveworkedallday,andyourchildhasalsoputinjustaboutthe

equivalentofadayonafulltimejobbeforeshestartedherhomework.

Unlessthereissomemajorindicationtothecontrary,ifherworkisanywheren

80percentneat,correctandthorough,considercallingitaday.Letyouryoungs

andteacher

worry

about

the

assignment

tomorrow.

This

advice

is

doubly

true

fo

ADDorLDchildrenwhoarealreadyhavingatoughenoughtimewithschool.If,

theotherhand,thechildisgenerallyaverygoodstudent(notpotentially,but

actually),youmightconsiderraisingtherequiredpercentageto90ormore.

Iftheyoungstersworkisabout80percentneat,correctandcomplete,usethe

PNPprocedure.Youdonthavetotellthechildthatitsperfect,justthatitsgoo

enough.Someperfectionistsmaysquirmatthissuggestion,buttheyshouldtry

stayintouchwiththeemotionalrealitiesofchildhood.

5.ChartingCharting

lends

itself

very

well

to

homework.

Heres

an

easy

system

that

can

be

used.

Sinceitsusuallytheolderkidswhohavetroublewithhomework,afivepointsc

canbeusedfortheminsteadofstickers.Fiveisahighmarkandoneisalowma

Achildcanearnonepointforeachofthefollowingthings:

Neat 1point

Correct 1point

Thorough 1point

Nocomplaining 1point

Startingon

his/her

own

1point

Thekidscangeteachofthefirstthreepointsbydoingbetterthanwhatever

approximatepercentageofneatness,correctnessandcompletenessyouhave

required.Thelastpointisthecrucialone:Ifyoucangetachildtostartonhisow

thebattleishalfwon.Youcansetupfriendlyincentivegameswiththislastpoin

Forexample,threedaysinarowofstartingonyourownatthepropertimeearn

bonuspoint.Orstartingmorethanfifteenminutesearlyandfinishingina

reasonableamountoftimeearnabonuspoint.Putonyourthinkingcapandsee

whatotherschemesyoucancomeupwith.

Rememberthat

for

many

kids

with

academic

handicaps,

you

may

very

well

have

useartificialreinforcerstohelpmotivatethechildoverthehomeworkhurdle.

Also,dontforgetthatkitchentimer.Sometimesitcanbeusedtohelpbreakup

theworkintosmaller,manageablepieces.Ifthechildcomplainsthattheticking

bothershim(mostdont),usesomekindofsandhourglassoraquietelectric

timer.

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