How to help your child with their homework?
Many teachers would say the answer to parents as to how to help with homework is, 'simply don't.' Homework is designed for your child to practise and consolidate what they have learnt at school independently in order to embed their learning. Or it may be 'prep' which should be preparation for their next step of learning in class. The important thing to remember, and the source of frustration for parents is that you were not in the lesson and won't be in the next class. Hence, it is impossible to know what your child is meant to be consolidating or what they are preparing for. Things often get 'lost in translation,' between school and home and then the anxiety can kick in.
It is right to help enable your child with their homework. This does not mean completing it for them or correcting every mistake before they present it to their teacher. Some tips that might help:
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