We are now over a week into the school holidays and is your young person bored? Are they stressed by homework? Are you struggling to get them to do their homework? Here’s my top tips for taking some stress out of learning maths in the holidays 1. Make it fun: There are lots of fun activities that you can do […]
This week in Education Support 4 Parents (our FREE facebook group to support parents with the education of their primary and secondary aged young people) we’ve been discussing the challenges and joys of schooling when our young people are home in self-isolation. Unfortunately this is something that many parents are having to deal with, as bubbles get sent home, and cases of […]
Last week I discussed the amount of homework your young person should be getting. This week I’m looking at ways of reducing the stress of homework. In our FREE facebook group Education Support 4 Parents there were many discussions last week about how homework can be an added cause of stress in the home. Relaxed work at home occurs by understanding the young […]
Homework, a word that causes stress and anxiety for parents, teachers and young people! Are they getting enough? Are they getting too much? These can be tricky questions to get a definitive answer to, so today I’ll discuss what the purpose is and what you can do to support your young person. There is a wider debate about whether homework […]