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Originally Posted by derekgas
There are divisions on this, and they are obvious, some people either dont work, or work part time/short hours, others have a longer working day, we leave at 7am, me to work, my partner and the kids to the child minders (who does help with homework), my partner usually finishes work between 5 and 5.30, I finish when work runs out, (dependent on public demand), first home (usually 6 ish) starts the evening meal, then the cleaning up, clothes for next day, baths etc, we could help out with homework at about 8pm I suppose, but as we try to get the children to sleep by this time (due to rising at 6), it would be difficult, so, do we show our kids that it is good to have a disciplined routine, to work hard and keep off benefits, or stay home and help with homework? We dont physically have time to do homework at home.
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I assume you have time to speak to your child though and ask whether they are happy? Does homework not come into the general first conversation of the day you have with your child once you finish work?
From what I remember as a child, my mums first questions were always, have I had a nice day and do I have any homework to do. Two most important questions to ask in my opinion, can't even think of anything else that was important other than have I eaten well.