Why a child does not want to do homework: psychologists named 3 main reasons

27.01.2023 20:00
Updated: 13.04.2023 17:10

In many families, homework time is a hectic and emotional time.

Some parents begin to get indignant and literally force the child to begin performing responsibilities.

This technique does not always work, because you do not know why the problem arose in the first place.

Why Children Don't Want to Do Homework

Nothing is clear

Adults and teachers may think that the task itself is formulated clearly and accessibly, but the child has his own opinion on this matter.

Children are not always able to understand what they need to do.

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Therefore, it is worth first explaining to children what is required of them.

Gaps in knowledge

If a child is often ill and inattentive in class, then significant gaps in knowledge appear. If this problem is not eliminated in a timely manner, then studying will be much more difficult.

If you miss classes for some reason, then study the topic at home. Only in this case you will be able to avoid falling behind the program.

Fatigue and overload

Experts note that modern schoolchildren do not have much free time that they could spend on rest and doing homework.

Therefore, it is quite reasonable to rethink the amount of workload that the child is faced with. It is quite possible that some additional tasks will have to be abandoned.

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

Content
  1. Why Children Don't Want to Do Homework
  2. Nothing is clear
  3. Gaps in knowledge
  4. Fatigue and overload