How can you watching TV and doing your homework the same time?

I can't allow my kids to do assignments in front of a TV set. The TV program will surely distract them and surely they can't do the assignment properly. So when it is time to do assignment, the TV must be turned off. They should finish first before they could ever watch or else they can't watch at all.

If they're actually paying attention to their homework I'll leave the TV on, but if they can't concentrate the TV gets turned off or they go into the kitchen to finish they're homework

In my opinion, NO. Usually we can't really concentrate on something if we are doing two things together. I used to be a student, I prefer to listen to music than watch tv while doing my homework ;)

I used to do my best studying while watching t.v. I actually felt that I leared more and did better. If I sat in a silent room, I just could not concentrate and would end up struggling with the assignment. Some peol ejust need background noise and stimulation to learn, I am one of those people.

Actually it depends on whats the assignment is.Whenever I had to complete something thats's manual lab work or mathematics then I used to watch T.V while doing those and those were the things that remained in my memory for long as I wasn't bored while doing them. But things like understanding physical problems or different derivations of Physics couldn't be done while doing anything else. While I was in school I always had the music or Cartoons switched on while studying and never performed poorly! It depends from person to person.If your cousin can grab what he is studying while watching T.V then there shouldn't be any problem. Have a nice day!

I never do that. It destroys both the fun of watching tv and the benefit of learning from studying. It is better to stay focused on one activity at a time.