Homework: 20 Important Things for Parents to Know
When completed regularly, homework can play a significant role in our children’s progress and learning. Read our top tips on how to make homework work for your family.
October 19, 2020
Homework Reflections (for Parents)
As parents, thinking about our own feelings towards homework is a useful exercise. Use this reflective worksheet to assess your attitudes and consider how you can make homework work better for your child.
October 19, 2020
45 Positive Phrases to Say to Your Child at Homework Time
Talking positively to your children about their homework can really help with the task at hand. Praising them for being motivated or showing a great attitude, offering guidance when they find something tricky and talking to them about what they are doing, will all help to create a calm and positive environment for learning. Here are some phrases you can use if you are stuck for something to say.
October 19, 2020
Tips for Motivating Your Child to Learn
Motivating children to settle down to complete learning tasks is not always easy! Our accessible tips can help you to effectively support and engage your child when they are learning at home.
October 19, 2020
Learning Through Intrigue
Children constantly come up with brilliant questions and sometimes, as parents, we don’t know how to respond. In this resource, we answer some of children’s most commonly asked scientific queries and encourage them to be curious about some they may not yet have thought of. Set your children off on a journey of discovery, safe in the knowledge that you have the correct answer.
October 19, 2020
Dr Weston Talks with Professor Adele Diamond: Executive Functions
In this podcast, Dr Kathy Weston talks to top neuroscientist Professor Adele Diamond about the importance of executive functions and how parents can help to enhance their development in children.
October 19, 2020
Dr Weston Talks with Professor Paul Howard-Jones: Motivating Learning During the COVID-19 School Closures
In this podcast, neuroscientist Professor Paul Howard-Jones discusses the challenges facing parents and teachers during school closures and gives tips on how to motivate and reward learning. He also dispels some unhelpful misconceptions about the brain and learning.
October 19, 2020
