How do you develop good study habits in a child?

Answer 1

By valuing education and learning yourself! The more important education is to the parents and family, the more the child values education.

Here are some specific techniques that work:

• Have a large family calendar with due dates posted so everybody knows when things have to be done
• Set up a regular study time every day so there is no argument. Help your child understand that school is their job - just like you have to go to work every day whether you want to or not! If they don't have homework, then they spend the study time working on whatever is due next on the calendar, like studying for a test or practicing their vocabulary or outlining the textbook in their notes for the next day's classes.
• Make sure they have a homework notebook - this is one book where they keep all of their assignments written down, and it should always be in their backpack or book bag. This makes it less likely that they'll lose something, and makes it easy for you to know what's due.
• Teach them how to take good notes in class so they can use those notes to study with instead of trying to muddle through the textbook again.
• Reward them for their hard work. Set up some kind of reward system with your child, so they know that work will get them something they like. It doesn't have to be money, either. You can set up a Pizza night for every good grade on a test, or have a family fun day after a certain number of study days, or even allow them to play a certain time on their Video Games after they do a certain amount of work.