Why Do Many Parents Do Their Child's Homework for Them?
Wednesday September 10, 2008
Sure, I've helped my kids correct their spelling or even helped brainstorm ideas, but I've never actually done their homework for them! Apparently, that is not the case for many families. According to a recent survey, 43 percent of parents nationwide have admitted to doing their children's homework, with 87 percent of parents in the South (which is where I live) admitting to the deed. Haven't we figured out that may help with an individual assignment, but the only thing it teaches in the end is how to cheat?
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When parents do their kids’ homework for them, I think they teach the children that the value of homework is the grade received, not what they learned. As parents, if we stress that homework is about learning and about practicing problem-solving skills, and take the focus off the grade received we can help send this message. However, if the parent is overly focused on the grade rather than the learning, the children pick up on this.
Parents do their kids’ homework because they are afraid. Parents are afraid that their children will receive bad grades and not get into a good college; they are afraid that the teacher will think they are bad parents; they are afraid their children will have a homework meltdown and ruin yet another evening. There are ways to be a good homework helper
http://www.family-homework-answers.com/homework-helper.html
without doing your child’s homework out of fear.