
But get them in the habit of always putting it back so that finding things doesn’t take up all their energy that should go towards homework. This is often as simple as file folder and a shoebox tucked on a kitchen counter or a bookcase. Making a space where homework to be done, homework that’s finished, paper, pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers and dictionaries live will save endless hours of “I can’t find XXXX!” and let you get down to the actual job of doing the homework.

you, the parent) and it usually happens in the kitchen or the living room. They want to do it where everyone else is (i.e. Whatever you might think or be told, very few elementary-aged children seem to do homework at a desk in their room.
