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whose a is it? quiz test your involvement in your
child
?s school
work
. when your
child
asks for help with a math problem, you: a. answer the problem for him and any others he needs help with because it will get done faster. b. answer the question for him and then show him how you found the answer. c. tell him to google how to answer the question because math wasn?t your favorite subject. before your
child
turns in his
home
work
, you: a. go through each question to make sure he answered all of them correctly, correcting any he got wrong. b. skim over the
work
to make sure he finished. c. don?t check over his
work
. your
child
is swamped with
home
work
and has an important project due the following day, you: a. get started on the project while your son does his
home
work
. b. provide guidance and help on his
home
work
and project if he needs the help. c. encourage him to finish his
work
before dinner. when your
child
gets home from school, you: a. remind him several times to do his
home
work
. b. tell him to do his
home
work
once and continue on with your to-do list. c. don?t remind him at all. you have an errand to run but your
child
isn?t done with his
home
work
. you: a. finish the last few problems for him so you can leave. b. get him to bring his
home
work
in the car to make sure he finishes. c. let him do his
home
work
when you return home. if you answered: a re you the parent who offers tips and ideas to your
child
on his school project? or, do you take the hands-on approach and spend your evenings cutting, gluing, and constructing his project to make sure he receives an a? find out where you fall by taking this quiz. mostly a s too involved. while your love for your
child
and his academics is obvious, you need to take a step back. by doing his
work
for him, your
child
isn?t developing a strong
work
ethic or good study skills which can hurt him in the long run. mostly b s just right. you?re involved with your
child
?s
work
, but you aren?t too involved. you have found the happy medium of helping him when he needs the help and giving him the space to learn on his own. mostly c s tune in. you are in the place where you can safely get more involved with your
child
?s
work
. encourage him to
work
hard but also be there when he needs the extra help. 4 4 b r p a r e n t s . c o m | j a n u a r y 2 0 1 8
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