Do you let your kids have some "down time" or is it home from school and

My oldest has always had to do his homework as soon as he's home. He was not able to go outside or play on his own until all his homework and chores were done. Now he is staying after school 4 days a week to get his homework done before he comes home. This has been helpful. The twins have never had homework, and they're in first grade.

With me I let her have down time and watch television or play and relax a bit, my mother though thinks it should be done as soon as she comes through the door so it is done and over with and out of the way.

We found out with our kids that if they do not start their homework soon after getting home from school they would not do it. They would get a small snack and allowed to relax for a short time but then they had to start in on their work, followed by chores abd then they could do what ever they wanted for fun.

When my son gets in from school, I let him eat, because he is usually hungry. And then I let him watch a few hours of T.V. Then it is off with homework.. When he is having a hard time with his studies, that is when I will start earlier than usual with him on his homework. This will be after he eats and relaxes. I do try to let him relax when he comes in from school, because six hours of schoolwork is so much for him so I give him a break.

My daughter gets an after school snack to tied her over to dinner. Then dinner comes and the family is together. Afterward, well-fueled by healthy food, she can concentrate on her homework.

The rule when I was growing up was we had to do homework before anything else. With my son though (he's 7) I generally let him play for a while. He has to concentrate all day...he needs a break before he hits the books again! However, he knows when his homework is due and I usually don't have to remind him and he just gets it done so he won't have to worry about it. He's pretty self-driven in that way and I rarely have to say a word about it.

My son is 7 and in second grade. We let him have down time because he spent hours and hours having to be quiet and still while learning at school. He has trouble with the the long hours so we thought it was fair to let him have free time from the time he gets home at 3:30 until 6 when he has to sit down and start his work. In Kindergarten I didn't understand his needs well and he had to work as soon as he got home. Now I know that doesn't work for us!

I let my daughter have some down time. She has a part-time job and goes to school also. I let her choose when is the best time for homework and to study because she is tired sometimes and needs a nap before hand.

My daughter does not go to school yet. From my experience though, I was given "down time" or "rest/ relax time" before working on whatever assignment or projects I had. This was in elementary. When I got to HS, I worked on my homework once I got home so that I'd have the rest of the night for myself. It worked well with me up to college. While I was in college, I knew how to manage my time well that I never crammed for any assignment or project. In fact, I was always early in submitting what was due.

I make my son do his homework as soon as he gets home, and I check his planner for any notes the teacher may have left, and his behavior for the day. This is the same way that I was taught when I was in school. You do your homework first, then the rest of the evening is yours, save some chores you may have to do. This way, you aren't staying up past bedtime doing homework. Chores that haven't been done by then can wait, and playing is overwith at bedtime. Homework is the only important thing to stay up for, so get that out the way first, so you can go to bed on time.

I always wanted my kids to have a snack and play outside after school while it was still light outside. There doesn't seem to be as many recess periods in the schools as there used to be and I like my kids to be active. My older kids had the same schedule your daughter has too. We had to have dinner at a decent hour though or we were both too darn tired to do much homework. My youngest sets his own homework schedule and gets it done for the most part. When he slacks off and I see him hurrying through an assignment in the morning, I start bugging him as soon as I get home from work to make sure he gets his assignments done.

Hello ersmommy. My son is now his senior high school. He is very busy at school from morning till evening. He has five classes in the morning, four in the afternoon and another three in the evening. So the whole day he is kept in the school. He comes back home to have his meals only as there is not enough time for him to stay long before he has to go back to school again. So when he comes back home for his meals, he usually uses the computer for about one hour after lunch time and before he goes back to school again. He is busy as is the same to students in other schools in China. Take care, friend.

I used to let my son have a break between school and homework, but not anymore. I let him have a snack after school, but then he gets down to business. If I let him wait until after dinner he starts to whine and complain about not understanding or needing help. This new way of doing things keeps that to a minimum.