Today's Tip for Families

10-25-2021

Overcome Obstacles to Thinking Ahead

Parents know that young children can have a very hard time thinking ahead and following through on their plans. Here are three reasons why—and what you can do about each.

Most children:

1. Lack organizational skills. Help your child use a calendar to track assignments, test dates and activities. Add a short "tidy time" to your child's study sessions and have her file and store materials where she can find them easily when she needs them next.
2. Have a tough time resisting the temptation to do something fun instead of something hard. You can give your child a break when the school day is over, but stick to a simple rule: No recreational screen time until assignments are finished.
3. Have little sense of time. Your child may really think one day is enough time to finish a big project. Help her break it down into parts to do over several days.

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Webster County Schools

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