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The nagging, the battles, the lost papers -- do you dread school work
as much as the kids do? Here's how to help them hit the books.
Step 1: Ya gotta have a plan
Sit down with your kids and lay out expectations now, when the school
year is starting, rather than waiting until problems arise. "Two
or three goals is plenty, and you'll get better results if your child
helps decide them," says Alexandra Mayzler, director of New York
City-based Thinking Caps Tutoring and author of "Tutor in a Book:
Better Grades as Easy as 1-2-3."
Ask: What were your child's stumbling blocks last year? Maybe homework
time was running into bedtime, so agree on an earlier start time. Did
your child resist reading? Work on ways to make it fun -- maybe set
up a reading tent under your dining room table. Review your child's
homework goals again in October, and perhaps once more in January, says
Mayzler. Adjust your plan as you go, letting your child take as much
ownership of the process as possible. Read
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