Ending the Homework Wars

Ending the Homework Wars features the Homework Success Program, a powerful system for resolving a wide range of homework problems, ending the nightly homework battle and motivating children to do their best with homework.

Ending the Homework Wars is chock-full of tested and proven strategies for such key needs as ensuring all homework is completed satisfactorily and turned in on time, ending power struggles and procrastination, ensuring parents have honest, accurate information about children's homework assignments, gaining teacher cooperation, establishing needed communication links between home and school, improving children's abilities to keep organized, addressing attentional problems, learning difficulties and other special needs, reconsidering the need for tutoring services, and much more. This program really works!

Ending the Homework Wars is different from other homework programs parents may find on the market. Most homework programs are designed around the idea that “one-size-fits-all.” But there are different types of homework problems, different reasons for these problems, and one size does not fit all children. Many parents have tried other programs only to be disappointed by the results when the “one size” didn’t fit their particular children’s difficulties and needs. If you’ve read this far, the chances are you are one of those parents.

Rather than offering a “one-size-fits-all”, Ending the Homework Wars considers a variety of problems and needs, allowing parents to design a blueprint for homework success tailored to the unique needs of their particular children.

But Ending the Homework Wars does more than just offer a variety of ideas for parents. Ending the Homework Wars goes much further, guiding parents step-by-step in assessing their children’s needs and defining the specific strategies and structure that best fit the needs and strengths of their particular children. Few other programs offer such a tailor-made approach to solving children’s homework problems and getting children on track to achieving their true potentials.

Ending the Homework Wars includes many useful forms, charts, checklists, rating scales, trouble-shooting guides and other aids that enable parents to plan and implement the type of program that will achieve the best outcomes for their particular children. The program is designed for children of all school ages: elementary school through high school.

This a powerful, comprehensive program designed by Dean Garrison, child guidance expert and educational consultant with over 25 years experience researching and developing strategies that work to improve children's behavior and achieve the best outcomes in child-rearing efforts.

272 oversized (8 1/2 x 11) pages.

Contents

Introduction
Ground Zero
Missing the mark
The importance of the right structure
A uniquely designed program
Proven results
About this book
How to use this book

Key 1: Having the Right Expectations
Criteria for a successful homework program
Assuring children achieve satisfactory grades in all subject areas
The Role of Students
The Role of Parents
The Role of Teachers

Key 2: Assessing Student Needs
Common homework problems
Identifying your student's needs

Key 3: Establishing a Written Plan
The importance of a written plan
The Parenting Homework Master Plan
The Student Homework Success Contract and Homework Success Chart

Key 4: Involving the Student
Setting goals for homework and school success
How to seek children's input

Key 5: Obtaining Reliable Information
The need for accurate daily information about children's homework assignments and academic progress
Common problems: