End of study and being unemployed is BORING~ Most of us are engaged with our computers and I chat with my friends everyday.. Well, this is basically because I'm currently in my dad's house where I have lesser roles but one similar thing that I've to deal with here and at mom's place are LAZY KIDS!!!!
..who would bable hundreds of excuses to avoid from doing their homework..
..who would tell you that their wrists are burning from writing a few lines of words..
..who would start talking about what fun things they did in school a few minutes after the study session is commenced..
Idham is my stepmom's nephew who's staying with us througout weekdays to attend school. The house seem to be a lot noisier and merrier since he's around because he sure talks a lot for a 5 year old and he always pretend to be someone who's know-it-all.. Very cute indeed...
But it's tiring when it comes to doing his homework..You'll have to sit there beside him and watch him do it.. And if the teacher give some words to write, then you'll have to say the letters one by one to make him write them.. So lets say the word APPLE.. There are 5 letters and he has to write it 20 times so you'll have to spell the word for him for 20 times!!!! And believe me, everyday, there are like 5 words to write and there I go spelling them over and over again...
I've always been one of those who is very theoretical and factual so guess what.. I googled on how to deal with lazy kids and how to motivate them to learn.. So here goes the points that I extracted from my search~
1. Fill the child's world with reading.. This does not only mean to jam-packed the home with story books, novels, flash cards with words etc. but also to provide a time to read for them or a
time where the whole family read their own book.. Well, this will tell the child that reading and learning are important and most probably the child will be habituated to reading and learning too
2. Encourage them to express their opinion and make their own decision..
3. Don't ever deprive the child from playing because it's part of their development.. Instead, enrich the play with materials that support learning
4. Be enthusiastic towards the child's interest and encourage the child to explore more regarding the things that fascinate him
5. Ask the child what he learn in school and get him to teach you what he'd learnt. Ask relevant questions to make him think on his own. Moreover, this will help him to remember things easier.
6. Celebrate achievements no matter how small it is. This will encourage the child to improve from time to time
Well, i've been giving bribe like chocolates and sweets to make him increase the speed of his writing. I don't know for how long he'll buy that but according to my cousin who's studying children psychology, the child will one day be bored and it will no longer work.. So I guess I'll have to think of some other ways to make him more intrigued to learn.. I guess these tips will just do.. hehe
4 comments:
as a teacher to be with lots of theory on how to deal with children.
I encourage you to listen what they want to tell you about the school and friends instead of shutting it down.
Reward system is a good start, but motivation is the best way to make them do the work. acknowledge their interest and give reward according to your finding.
if he likes football, promise to play with him if he finish the work/being a good boy.
good luck,
thanx for the advice (^^)
hehehe.. nice post! very useful for me ;) saket jiwa gak ngaja bdak kecik nih.. sabo jela~
tu la pasal~ ish~ mmg kagom la kat cikgu2 and ibu2 sbb bertabah ngajo dak2 aiyo! selamat berjuang mar!!
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