Helping Your Child Be More Organized

SEPTEMBER 10,2016 Natalie Dean, Center Director, Huntington Learning Cente

Good study habits and organizational skills can mean the difference between a

successful student and a poor performer. Here are a few tips to help your child

become a more organized student:

Establish a homework routine. Studies show that set routines and schedules are

positive for children. Your after-school and evening routine should include a set

time for homework, dinner, extracurricular activities and bedtime.

Make use of a planner, homework notebook or planner app. One of the most

common issues with disorganized students is not that the students are incapable of

doing homework, but rather, they forget or lose track of what they are supposed to

work on each evening. Your child should have a simple notebook in which to write

down the following—each and every day:

Make checklists. Introduce routines for all chores and tasks in your household and

create checklists to help your child get familiar with the necessary steps. This also

will help your child become more independent and confident and give him or her a

sense of responsibility and fulfillment.

Make tidying up a nightly activity. Every study or homework session should be

followed by five minutes of putting away supplies, straightening the desk and

getting the backpack ready for the next day. Get your child into the habit of

finishing each homework period this way.

Effective organization is an asset that will help your child as a student and a person

throughout his or her life. Work on this skill at home and talk with your child’s

teacher about the specific areas that seem to need the most improvement. As your

child embraces this skill, studying and homework will become much more fluid

processes—and your child will have the tools to be a more independent, successful

student.

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