Most Dutch studies focus on parents' low educational level and migration and working-class background, and conclude that they lack in assisting with homework and with educational decisions.
It can take many forms, from involvement at the school (as a director or helping in the classroom or during lunch breaks) through home-based activities such as reading to the child, teaching songs or nursery rhymes and assisting with homework.
Common activities included: being affectionate with (or loving) children, bathing them, washing their school uniforms, getting children dressed for school, keeping a clean house, having food ready on clean dishes before and after school, assisting with homework and encouraging children's academic performance.
AMERICAN parents are more involved in our children's lives than ever: we schedule play dates, assist with homework and even choose college courses.
And most libraries offer special kid-friendly research tools designed to assist with homework more directly and safely than indiscriminate Googling will.
Parents also were given a manual containing directions on how to use the educational CD-ROM program, their role in the program (e.g., how to assist with homework assignments, how to complete headache diaries, etc)., lesson overviews, and technical assistance information in case their child had problems running the program.
Parents were also given a manual containing directions on how to use the Headstrong program, their role in the intervention (e.g., how to assist with homework assignments, how to complete headache diaries, etc)., lesson overviews, and technical assistance information in case their child had problems running the program.
The free tutoring is offered to any child age 6 to 18 but is aimed at kids in the public school system whose parents might not be able to assist with homework because they hold down several jobs or can't speak English.
Be prepared to assist with homework and other educational projects.
It adds that parents and carers must play their part, "helping their children at home, monitoring homework, providing encouragement, and even assisting with the marking of homework".
The teasing eventually stopped, and some children started looking out for mine, assisting them with homework and inviting them to birthday parties.
