Tips to Accompany Children to Study at Home

Some parents think that accompanying a child to learn is a tiring struggle. Not surprisingly, in the end many parents came to consult a psychologist to find out how to instruct and assist children to learn. Some parents admit that they often feel upset when accompanying their children to study. While from the child's side, learning with parents is actually considered as a scary thing. Children often complain that they cannot stand being constantly blamed and cannot achieve the results parents want. Upset when accompanying children to learn is a natural thing, because the level of patience of parents and the ability of children to absorb lessons is different. The way parents teach and the way children learn are also not necessarily the same. But if not careful, learning affairs can damage the relationship of parents with children, as well as causing negative attitudes of children towards the learning process.

Tips for Accompanying Children to Learn

One of the tasks of parents in caring for children is to accompany children to learn. For this activity to be effective and enjoyable, parents need to pay attention to the following:

1. A place of learning

Place of learning is a very important factor to support the learning atmosphere of children. Choose a bright room with the right room temperature, not too cold or hot. Avoid rooms that have objects that can distract children, such as televisions or toys. Closed spaces are indeed ideal for accompanying children to learn, but do not rule out the possibility of learning in an open space or in a public area, such as a cafe, can be done. Studying in an open space or cafe allows children to ask questions with parents more casually, about interesting things.

2. Length of study time

Parents need to understand their children's abilities. Children generally can concentrate fully for 10-30 minutes. Give a pause for the child to rest after some time. For example, after the child reads 1 part or after 20 minutes, allow him to take a drink or go to the toilet.

3. Children's learning style

Understand learning styles that are most suitable for children, to maximize the effectiveness of their learning. Learning styles in question are:

• Visual learning style

Children who have a visual learning style have high ability to spell, like to read, make observations, and use pictures to remember things.

• Auditory learning style

Auditory type children are easily distracted by sound when learning, like to read books with a voice or mumble, and easier to remember something that is presented in the form of sequential steps.

• Kinesthetic learning style

Kinesthetic type children will look nervous when learning, such as moving the feet or twirling a pencil. Because in this way, they will be easier to remember what they have done.

4. Parental behavior

The things that parents say and do in assisting children to learn will affect the child's attitude in learning. Bad parental habits, such as being easily emotional and comparing children with other children, can interfere with the child's learning process. To increase children's motivation, parents can occasionally give gifts when the child reaches certain targets. For example, provide additional play time for 30 minutes when the child successfully does all the exercises correctly. Also make sure, your child learns in a healthy and full condition, so that he does not get tired easily. Optimal physical, psychological, and environmental conditions are important to consider when accompanying your child while studying. Make activities accompanying children learning as a fun activity, both for parents and children. If the child has difficulty learning, do not hesitate to consult with a child psychologist.