The psychologist named ways to prevent conflicts over homework

For many parents and children, the school year becomes a real test of the strength of their relationships. One of the most frequent sources of conflict is homework. Svetlana Smirnova, a child and family psychologist, told Izvestia on October 7 how to properly organize the process of completing tasks in order not only to achieve the desired result, but also to maintain good family relations.

"In my opinion, one of the main difficulties is created by parents' incorrect prioritization. Many people put the organization of this process and the quality of the work done first, implying that the child wants to do it by default, because he realizes that he must. And it turns out that either the parent completely takes over the organization of the DZ execution process — he takes it off the gadget, sits at the table, sits next to it, and points out all the mistakes. Or he completely leaves the whole process to the child and then just swears when he discovers that the tasks are not being done," said the specialist.

The psychologist recommends, especially for younger students, putting assistance in developing self-organization skills first. It is necessary for the child to feel that doing homework is his responsibility. Parents should not become the conductors of this process, but helpers.

In addition, the homework process can be divided into several stages. First of all, it is important that the child chooses the time for performing the exercises himself. Secondly, you need to understand which subject to start with. The psychologist also suggests that parents use a short break between lessons and introduce motivation for good performance of tasks.

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"Parents insist on accuracy, sometimes on reading it several times. But if you keep in mind the formation of your own responsibility, then feedback from the teacher is much more effective than thirty parental comments about accuracy. When a child really faces the consequences of his decision to write illegibly in the form of a bad grade or a teacher's comment, this becomes his choice," Smirnova said.

She also stated that sometimes parents just need to observe the process, monitoring the situation through teachers or an electronic journal. If problems arise, instead of scolding the child, it is worth discussing the situation and offering help.

On September 27, Ekaterina Morozova, Senior pediatrician at JSC "Medicine" (Academician Roitberg Clinic), Candidate of Medical Sciences, warned about the danger of chronic fatigue in schoolchildren. Sleep disorders and psychoemotional stress are key risk factors. Only 15% of schoolchildren sleep long enough for their age: 9-11 hours.

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