What to do when kids don't complete homework on time?

[ksme]

Is she enjoying GEP? If not, this could be her way of quiet protest for being in the program. Have a talk with her to find out how she feels about the program. Did she transfer to a new school for GEP? A new environment could be the issue too.


If she enjoys GEP then you need to tell her the consequence of her not completing her homework. GEP promotion to P5 is largely dependent on her attitude towards the work assigned. If she wants to stay in GEP, then she has to start to take ownership of her work else she could be asked to leave the program.

[Flowermama11]

According to DD, she finds gep interesting n enjoys e prog. I’ve highlighted to her that attitude is v imp in gep n she could be asked to leave if she doesn’t do her hw. Every time I talk to her, she says she knows the seriousness n will change. But before I know it, this thing starts again. Can really puke blood.


Sometimes I wonder, is it too much to expect a ten year old child to do hw on their own without being constantly pushed or reminded?

[Ichigokun]

If she does that at ten years old, its quite worrying because, from my own experience, the workload when I’m ten years old is still okay.


Once you hit the Middle of Primary Five, your DD will be flush with homework.

Its sometimes hard for me to also be able to complete all my homework in Primary Five. Yes, I can complete it. But it would take me about 3 hours EACH DAY.

In Primary Six, things get worse. All the kancheong and kiasu teachers throw stacks of homework at us, saying its for preparation of PSLE. Even at the start of the year you can see a pile of worksheets at the teacher’s table 24/7.

In Primary Six I cannot even complete my homework sometimes. I usually end up getting scolded really bad or stay-back to complete my work.

In Primary Six, my teacher once launched into a twenty-minute long scolding for me. She started telling me how hard she works and what time she clocks out.

And I’m like, seriously, look at the class, for ALL the pieces of work, there are at least five people that have not completed their homework.

Anyway, back to the topic, Primary Four work is really still easy to complete and pass up.

Better turn back before its too late…

[Ichigokun]

Anyway, Flowermama11, very few people don't cane their children even up to today.


Considering the fact that you have the patience to not cane your DD for ten years, you are really quite something

Every time my mom checks my bag and finds out I have not completed even ONE piece of homework, you can imagine...

[Flowermama11]

really? I thought v few ppl cane their kids today?


During our time, we would make big efforts to complete our homework and shiver at the thought of the teacher screaming down our neck if we don’t hand in the homework on time.

so i find it difficult to u/d why my DD can still "choose" to forget or not complete the hw on time. is it really true that spare the rod and spoil the child?

[smartmummy]

Yup its still true.spare the rod and spoil the child.i stopped my son from seeing fb by canning.he broke my rules so beated him and explained why i caned him.once in a while i took the cane when i can’t really control him.then he will listen.i caned from young so its not new.but if u never cane then she would think that u hate her.tell her clearly,last chance; if u found unfinished hw then u will beat her.

Let her to read any pshycologic book for kids’ discipline.some books in kids section really helpful.my son can listen the book than me.

[smartmummy]

For hw i didn’t’t check but he automatically do. He scared for teachers.always he bring little hw.so he can finish on time.but last year he didn’t’t finish his Mt hw,when i asked why, he said forgot,that time he got more hw.

[Sun_2010]

Flowermama11:

According to DD, she finds gep interesting n enjoys e prog. I've highlighted to her that attitude is v imp in gep n she could be asked to leave if she doesn't do her hw. Every time I talk to her, she says she knows the seriousness n will change. But before I know it, this thing starts again. Can really puke blood.


Sometimes I wonder, is it too much to expect a ten year old child to do hw on their own without being constantly pushed or reminded?

Each child is different, so guess there is no standard rule.

However I think this ownership should be encouraged from P1 onwards. Its there work and they should do it. They have their responsibility and if they fail to do it they need to face the consequence, which you define to her.Period.

I do not believe in the cane, but if you do then explain it to her. I prefer to withdraw priviledges.

I remember a post on homework that I found very useful ( think from this forum). I will hunt it out and repost it here.

[Ichigokun]

Actually you can just act and threaten to cane her first. If she doesnt obey then you use the cane.


Yes, my mom canes me alot since young. So I’m used to it. But as I grow older, the rounds of caning decrease.

You can slowly decrease your caning rounds if your DD improves.

Yeah, but, don’t go overboard, be lenient sometimes. For example if your DD has really improved and ocassionally just forgot to do her homework, then let it go.?

But if its continuous, use the cane.

[jedamum]

ownership of homework starts from P1?

agree and we have been instilling so since P1, but recently my P4’s definition of ownership is depending on the subject.
subjects he likes, he remembers. subjects he does not like, he will not remember 100%. too busy?