Working parents, how do you help your child with homework?

[Saraca Tuition]

peapot:

Hi everyone I face the same problems too. As my gal is in the morning, I only have one hour with her in the night. The major problem I have now is mAth. I don't know how to teach her!! I need to get a tutor that can come to my Hse to teach P 3 math. Any one kind enough to give recommendations?

Hi peapot, if you still need tutors I can recommend from my list of registered tutors. I am a Maths teacher myself, but depending on where you stay, I may or may not be able to help your kid.

Dear parents, do not be too hard on yourself. If your child really needs help for homework, there are a few ways:

1) Arrange consultations with school teachers before school start (if your child is in PM session) or after school ends (if your child is in AM session). School teacher is the best person to help your child, and its free.

2) If you can help your child, you are the next best choice! However, if the teaching-learning experience fail to bond you and your child, and instead, you ended up losing your patience/your child loses faith in your knowledge and skills, hire help.

3) Hire help by getting an experienced home tutor. He/She need not be a trained teacher. They are full time tutors or part time tutors (working adults, undergrads, poly students) who are very experienced and able to help your child with homework and even push your child to learn beyond what the school is teaching him/her. Another option for hired help is tuition centers, but these can't help with homework. Your child will just end up with more work, or more question marks.

4) If your child has special learning needs (dyslexic, ADHD, autism, etc.), you will definitely need to get 1-to-1 home tutor.

I can help with home tuition if anyone needs recommendations. Just call me at 96961446. If you are unsure if your child really needs tuition, you can also call for a chat. No obligations so not to worry.

[Yong HL]

Working parents who :

a) finds that 2hrs every night not enough for homework/revisions ; and
b) kids who has tuition/enrichment classes over the weekends

how do you find the extra time to catch-up and do some R&R activities?

I need some advise… coz i am feeling so worn out trying to find more time… Thanks…

[Ran1977]

Same here Yong HL…am also wondering??

[mwchua]

Same here also.


I only have about an hour with my girl on weekdays, then must chase her off to the routine before sleep, e.g. drink milk, fruits, brushing teeth etc....

Weekends are meant to go through the more heavy duty stuff, but if she refuses to cooperate at times, then the time will be easily wasted

[weatherbee]

Me too.

[snowball]

weatherbee:

Me too.

Me too ! :?: :?: :?:
Can some parents out there care to share your experiences with us, FTWM?

[Peony]

I never help with homework. If DD cannot do something, I just want her to give her best and that’s it. How will the teacher know her weakness if her teacher thinks she’s getting them correct?


I recall there was once she got the lowest marks in compo. Her teacher gave some nasty comments. I was appalled - u don’t teach, yet you expect greatness?

Anyway, she scored one of the highest marks by the end of the year. I suspect that other kids were helped, hence why they did "better". Even her present teacher realises that and now they no longer have compo as homework. She doesn’t want a sudden shock during exams to learn that a child who has been scoring well for compo may actually be weak.

I help my child by identifying weaknesses and zooming in thru exam papers etc. but not homework.

[verykiasumummy]

weekends are all that they need for guidance and catch up on all those that u couldnt acc them during the weekdays… isnt this right?

[verykiasumummy]

i used to take leave ocassionally to help her on her work… i do suggest working mothers to switch to a family-friendly work place… my boss used to allow me to work from home n i was able to keep a lookout on my kids every now and then…

[HAPPYH]

verykiasumummy:

i used to take leave ocassionally to help her on her work... i do suggest working mothers to switch to a family-friendly work place... my boss used to allow me to work from home n i was able to keep a lookout on my kids every now and then...

hmm...That is so nice of your boss.