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Step 1
Set rules for homework time and post them so that your child can see them. Talk to your children about the rules and reference them when the child breaks them. Rules should include things like no television until homework is done, limiting snacks, no phone calls, text messages, etc.
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Step 2
Set aside a specific homework area. This should be an area where there are no distractions such as television toys or other children. If children do homework at the kitchen table, do not distract the child with things like setting the table or helping with dinner.
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Step 3
Set aside a specific homework time. This time should be set aside every day for the child to do homework and for the parent to be available for questions.
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Step 4
Resist the urge to overly help with homework. The goal of homework is really to teach the child how to learn. That means you should guide them in how to find answers for themselves, not look up the answers for them.
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Step 5
Listen carefully to your child. If your child hates doing homework ask yourself if it is because they are struggling with a certain subject? If this is the case, try to understand why they are struggling. It may be that they simply don't like it, but it also may be that they need tutoring for a specific subject.
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Step 6
Remember that there will be good days and bad days. Sometimes your child will fly right through their homework; other days it will seem to go on forever. Don't get discouraged when this happens. You have bad days at work too.
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Step 7
Don't compare multiple children to each other. If one child completes their homework faster than another, support the one who is slower. Do not allow the other children to play games or talk on the phone in front of the one still working.
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Step 8
Praise your child when they get homework done. And praise them again if they get good grades on the homework that you did together.
