How do you get a 4 year old to do homework?

[sogladwor]

Since my girl was 3.5 years old, I gave her a daily piece of “homework”, around 5mins, which she had to do when I was at work. It started with easy ones like tracing straight lines and as she progressed, tracing letters, tracing words and gradually by K2, she could do one hour of assigned work without adult supervision per day. My helper was not allowed to sit beside her. I told my helper to do her housework so my girl will not develop bad habits of always needing an adult to sit beside and supervise when she goes to P1. By the time she progressed to primary school, I never had to force her to sit down to do homework. An auntie advised starting this routine and I feel it really works. It already is a habit for her to automatically do school work when back from school. I think training from a young age is very important then will have less headache when they are in primary school. I do agree parents are the best teachers. If your child is bored, the work given may be boring and not developmental so time to switch up. Just ensure it is a gradual process.

[bridgette78]

Thanks for the tips!

[Increa-edu]

It seems making it fun might help. If it’s boring and painful to write numbers and letter repeatedly you can allow him to draw extra extensions to the numbers and letters to turn them into interesting characters and animals or plants for example. After that then ask him to write a few pages of the "simplified version" of his new friend.

[MyPillow]

4 yo should just do doodle n color , drawing more

To train the fingers n fine motor skills , is there a need to rush into writing , or to prep for coming exam ?

[alison75]

Helping with homework gives the child the confidence that it has support. Doing the kid’s homework however spoils that confidence. Even if the parent "doesn’t know" the answer, being there to help with research and give ideas where to find the answer can give the child a boost it cannot get from anyone else and really strengthens the bond between parent and child.

[Kyrias]

Some limits must be set from the early age. It is the way to teach them that there is responsibility and some things that are obligatory. Screaming is completely wrong way to approach a child, but rather try through some sort of game and try to make it fun and he will accept it without a problems

[breatheandgrow]

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4 yo should just do doodle n color , drawing more
To train the fingers n fine motor skills , is there a need to rush into writing , or to prep for coming exam ?

Agree! For my kids, I encourage lots of drawing which actually helps in writing skills. My older one used to be so engrossed in drawing for hours when she was 4. Her motor skills were well developed for writing by the end of 4 year old without much practice on handwriting.