Overview

Is there a lot of whining at your house about homework? Do you find that it sometimes also comes from your kids? If you are tired of the back-and-forth of homework battles, then this book is your solution. 10 Quick Homework Tips provides a quick reference for parents who are looking for ways to help their kids with their homework. Written by two teachers with over 40 years of combined experience, this book will show you - the easiest way to set up an efficient workspace so kids can do their best, quality work; - how to reduce your child's stress (and yours!) by being proactive; - why creating a simple Homework Agreement between you and your child will take pressure off of the whole family; - how to make large projects more manageable; - where to fi nd help when you need it; and - much more! Contains helpful advice for parents working online with their children as part of sheltering in place during the pandemic. These tips can be used in normal times as well to ensure homework success, Gold award winner in the category of education, Kops-Fetherling International Book Awards

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The approach to the topic is excellent and makes it easy for both parents and children to deal with homework better so that it is manageable and the ambiance at home is healthy and positive. - Readers' Favorite

Author Information

Cindy McKinley Alder is a parent, a teacher, and a writer. She has a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a Master's degree in the Teaching of Reading from Eastern Michigan University. She has taught both elementary school and college. Her children attended the very same elementary, middle school, and high school as she did! She is now a private tutor.In 2002, her first book, a children's book called One Smile, was published. It won the Benjamin Franklin award that year. In 2013, her second children's book, One Voice, came out. It immediately won the Preferred Choice Award and the Carol Reiser Award. Both books show how simple random acts of kindness can change the world.That same year, 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents: Fun Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School came out, a book she co-wrote with teacher and long-time friend Patti Trombly. This book is full of fun and easy ways parents can work with their young kids on all academic subjects and more!Most recently, Cindy has once again joined with Patti Trombly- this time to produce a book for our pandemic series: 10 Quick Homework Tips. The book, for certain, will outlive the pandemic, for these tips work whenever parents are looking to end homework battles with their children.Cindy lives in Milford, Michigan with her husband and their cat Watson. She loves long walks, reading good books, and toasting marshmallows over a campfire. Patti Trombly has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in the Teaching of Reading. Even after 20 years of teaching in elementary school, middle school and college, she still looks for teachable moments in everyday life and for new ways to help children learn. She is a parent of two, a teacher and a business owner. With Cindy McKinley Alder, she co-authored two books:365 Teacher Secrets for Parents: Fun Ways to Help Your Child Succeed in Elementary School.10 Quick Homework Tips

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