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All children are different and as their mother you know them best. I can always tell when mine are trying to get out of work as opposed to when they don’t feel like doing the work. I use Abeka (accredited) so we have to stick to a strict schedule to get everything done in a day that the curriculum requires. But with a different program you may have more time. My son has never really enjoyed school because he isn’t the type to ever sit still. In the beginning we took a lot of breaks. We slowly decreased his breaks and now only do two in the morning and then a long lunch break. And I did insist that he hold his pencil correctly and I erased his work until he could get it as close to perfect as possible. It’s hard but they have to understand that some things need to be done a certain way. And practice makes perfect. We also didn’t start our writing in earnest until he was in K-5. Before age 5 I think they should just be strongly encouraged more instead of being very strict on achieving perfection. It’s important to be disciplined and not allow your child to be “the boss” of school time. When my son says he doesn’t want to write his spelling words I have to insist that he does it before going outside to play. But if it’s a paper were I know he has a good grasp of what to do I only make him do one or two instead of the entire page. It’s kind of a balance thing were you have to make the choice that is the most beneficial to your child in the long run. I hope something I said helps. 😊
How much and when did you start encouraging your child to do more when they didn’t want to?
I’m new to homeschooling and I’m a bit confused on how much I should be encouraging my kids to keep going if they don’t want to or to do things the proper way if they are doing it another way... My first is only pre-k age so I haven’t really been forcing anything at this point since I know there’s plenty of time and I want school to be a positive experience, but I need advise on when you started pushing your kids to do a bit more. For instance if your child is learning sight words and doesn’t want to practice that day do you let it go and allow them to do it when they want to or are you strict about doing things at a certain time or set amount per week, etc? Or if we’re teaching writing and your child doesn’t want to do it that day do you get them to do it anyway or let it go? I recently got a pre-k curriculum from the good and the beautiful and noticed that it says if your child forms a word incorrectly or doesn’t hold their pencil properly during writing you are to erase their work and make them start over. It seems unnecessarily harsh for a 3 or 4 year old, but I don’t want to encourage bad habits either. If they are doing an activity in a workbook and only want to do a certain part of it should I be allowing this or encouraging them to complete the entire thing? I’m confused because I don’t want them to have any negative opinion on school and I don’t want to rush them, but at the same time I want them to stay on track and I want to establish good habits for when they’re older. Any advise would be appreciated!
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It honestly just depends on you, your kids, and your curriculum requirements. For the most part, I’ll let them do something else and revisit whatever it is later on. Examples:-My oldest struggles with reading, so we read at the end of the day after everyone else is in bed. -My 1st grader HATES copywork/handwriting. I let him do something fun before then take a break afterwards to prevent burnout. -My 4 yo is only productive first thing in the morning. If I wait with him, we don’t get it done. I have to be very intentional about our timing. Other times we do alternative activities. For example, when my 1st grader is being particularly difficult with his handwriting, we’ll get a stick and write in the sand instead of with a pencil on paper. He’s still getting the muscle memory and practicing, but it’s a different experience that keeps him interested.
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