Is homework causing frustration in your home?
Are you running out of ideas…and patience?
Finally, there is...
Homework Help! for Parents (and students)
 Homework is the source of frustration for many parents and students. Everyday I receive calls or emails from parents who are exasperated by homework…parents who have tried “everything” and do not know how to help their children. Meanwhile, they deal with daily arguments and fights over homework, lost assignments, “last-minute” issues and chaotic evenings, poor test grades, unmotivated students…the list goes on.
Do any of the following scenarios sound familiar?
- "She saves everything for the last minute!"
- "Homework is a constant battle with him."
- "He takes forever to finish his homework!"
- "School papers never make it home."
- "She often brings the wrong folders, notebooks, and text-books home for homework. I'm tired of driving back to the school in the evening."
- "I saw him do his homework, but his teacher says he did not turn it in. How does that happen?"
- "She really does not know how to study very efficiently. She needs to learn how to take notes, read text-books better, and learn how to study for tests."
…If so, you are not alone! These problems reflect the most common issues we hear about everyday and were the inspiration for our new program for parents.
Homework Help! for Parents is an interactive audio program created specifically to address the needs of busy families…families who want quick and simple strategies that are practical and easy for everyone to use.
Why Does Homework Cause So Much Stress?
There are a number of reasons why homework causes so many problems on the homefront: Some students lack the confidence and/or motivation for schoolwork. Others want control and use homework as a lever to demonstrate control over their parents. Many students have too many supplies and end up drowning in piles of papers, folders, and notebooks until they are hopelessly (or so it seems) disorganized.
Almost all students lack the proper skills to plan, organize, and learn efficiently. These skills are not usually taught in schools; parents and teachers often assume that students will figure them out on their own or “pick them up automatically.” Unfortunately, this assumption leaves students fumbling very inefficiently, and often ineffectively, through school.
When parents and students have a better understanding of the core causes of homework problems, they become easier to manage. When they have simple strategies to take action against those problems, they disappear.
What Results Can I Expect?
The strategies in Homework Help! for Parents provide simple action plans to help parents and families:
…Eliminate homework arguments and fights. In fact, many parents tell us that strategies and perspectives they learn from Homework Help! actually improves overall communication between parents and students, reducing most arguments and fights, not just those related to homework.
…Plan ahead more effectively to stop “Last Minute Syndrome.” When I was younger, my brothers and I often came to Dad around 9 or 10 at night needing something for school the next day. As you can imagine, he was NOT happy! I can still hear his voice in my head...“Why can’t you kids plan ahead?”
The answer is that we did not know how to plan ahead. Homework Help!, however, includes a simple family routine that teaches your children (young and old) how to plan ahead and reminds them to inform you about important things before the last minute. This routine does not take much time to do and is very flexible, so it works for the busiest of families!
…Reduce evening chaos. By learning how to communicate better and plan ahead better, you will find that evenings run much more smoothly!
…Streamline their papers and supplies to get organized. The SOAR® Binder System and our “Chip Clip System” are just two simple routines that help you and your children organize school papers and keep them organized.
…Learn how to plan, organize, and learn beyond schoolwork. Homework Help! not only provides strategies for you to use with your family, it covers the principles behind them. With this information, you can expand the concepts and develop your own solutions for more planning, organizing, and learning tasks.
…Reduce (often eliminate) forgotten supplies and lost assignments. When their supplies are streamlined and they have a simple routine for managing papers, students can keep much better track of their supplies and assignments. You will learn about a binder system that has helped hundreds of students organize and manage their school supplies and assignments.
…Improve student’s accountability at home and at school. Homework Help! includes tips for setting students up with the right tools and with easy routines for managing their time and eliminating excuses.
…Learn how to instantly read text-books faster and with greater comprehension!! You will learn a simple, three-step technique for reading text-books that takes advantage of the way your brain learns most efficiently and helps develop learning connections immediately, which instantly improve your reading speed and comprehension. (You will wish you knew about it when you were in school!)
…Learn how to learn more efficiently and effectively. You wouldn’t clean your kitchen floor with a toothbrush, but that is how most students study…slowly, tediously, and inefficiently because they have the wrong “tools.” We cover simple ideas to help you help your children understand the learning process and include several tips to help them take advantage of it…maximizing their time and results. Ultimately, you learn how to help your students earn better grades in less time.
What Have Other Parents Said About Homework Help!?
Last spring, I was invited to speak to parents at a local school. I selected three of the Homework Help! strategies included in the audio CD program and shared them with the group of parents (who represented all ages of students from elementary to high school). Parents were so thrilled with the results of these three strategies, the school invited me to come back in September!
Several parents came back to hear the presentation again and gave testimonials of how the strategies they learned were helping their students. Many parents commented that they were especially happy that the solutions worked well for their boys!
One parent in particular approached and said, “You have been a Godsend to our family…You have no idea! My son has not lost one assignment or forgotten anything at school since I set him up with your Binder System. You really demonstrated how to simplify the organizational process and I am so grateful to have found something that finally works!”
Another parent expressed relief over her son’s chronic problem with “Last Minute-itis.” “He never planned ahead and it drove me crazy! But, you were right…he did not know how to plan ahead. Your tips for teaching him, or should I say ‘showing’ him, how to plan ahead have helped tremendously. I’m not mad at him all of the time anymore…it is a big relief!”
What are Some Other Benefits ofHomework Help! for Parents?
The audio CDs are a very informative, yet relaxed, conversation between Susan Kruger, M.Ed. (a certified learning specialist and author of the award-winning book, SOAR® Study Skills) and her husband (a Nationally Board Certified Teacher). Together, they explore each problem from their perspectives as educators, parents, and even as former students. The end result is a series filled with easy, practical solutions.
Most importantly, we respect the perspectives of students. For that reason, Homework Help! is a great tool to share with your children…to provide the voices of a neutral third party who can share perspectives from both sides, bridge the gaps of communication, and give ideas for reasonable solutions.
Each section revolves around solving the problems listed on the Homework Problems Inventory. You can print the Inventory from our Resource Disc and use it to quickly identify the solution you need NOW. (View the Homework Problems Inventory here.)
I designed Homework Help! to correlate with my student-friendly SOAR® Study Skills program. The strategies in Homework Help! are those that are best for parents to support at home and/or are easiest for them to share with their children. Homework Help! for Parents is a perfect compliment to the SOAR® Study Skills system included in our book and in the curriculum taught in schools across the country, but it also stands alone as a very strong resource for students and parents.
As an educator, I am always on the search for “Power Strategies”…simple, effective strategies that pack a lot of learning into a small amount of time. Homework Help! is a compilation of my very best Power Strategies! The content is short, sweet, and to-the-point, yet very thorough!
What is Included in the Homework Help! for Parents Audio Program?
This 3-CD set includes two interactive audio CDs that cover all of the content described above. You can view the detailed Table of Contents here.
The third disc is a Resource Disc that includes:
- Homework Problems Inventory for quick trouble-shooting.
- Homework Help! for Parents eBook. A printable book that provides most of the information covered in the audio program.
- A slide show featuring:
- Visuals to illustrate strategies from the audio program.
- Interactive activities to demonstrate select strategies and illustrate their effectiveness.
- Internet links for additional resources.
- Information and internet links for the recommended supplies*
This value-packed 3-CD set is only $49.95.
My Unconditional Guarantee
There's no risk on your part when you order.
If you sincerely feel that the information in Homework Help! for Parents is not worth the money, just send me an email to arrange a return and I will issue a refund.
All I ask is that you give the CDs a fair try. Please listen to them with your child(ren) and do a few strategies. I can make this kind of guarantee because the SOAR® Study Skills system has proven itself over the last 12 years with thousands of teachers, students, and families who have learned how to efficiently learn, organize, and improve grades while restoring peace at home.
Thank you... and…I invite you to...order now.
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