Son doing homework in 2nd grade?

i think you should sit with him and let him do it by himself first. if you sit with him and don't help right away, you can see how he thinks things over and can help correct it.

Are there distractions around when you are working on homework? Have you talked to his teacher to see if he experiences the same kinds of difficulties in class as he does at home? If he is having trouble in school as well, there may be some underlying learning problems - 2nd grade is when learning disabilities really start to be come apparent. My son had the same kinds of problems with homework, and it turned out he is dyslexic and discalculate. He participates in an after-school program one time a week, and is tutored by a specialist that deals with dyslexia. We also found he tended not to respond as well to Mom or Dad working on homework with him as he did to others, and asked an older cousin to work with him. It is incredibly frustrating as a parent when you know your child should be "getting it" and doesn't! Don't beat yourself up too badly - we are human :) You may want to try breaking the work up into short blocks - do 10 minutes or whatever he seems able to handle that day, then take a break. Finding the right balance for both of you is important for being a successful homework team. Good luck!

Let him do it and only check it as far as confirming it is done. Don't make him fix mistakes, the teacher needs to know where his strengths and weaknesses are and if she notices a pattern she will get a better idea as to what type of help he needs. Too many parents make their kids correct their homework, often giving kids the answers and although it is corrected the child doesn't always understand how he/she got the correct answers and falls into the same pattern over and over never really understanding and eventually falling behind.

Sit down and do it with him, but keep it a rule that he writes everything himself. It's important you are there to guide him through the answers rather than do the work for him and say "see, that's how you do it" . Give him hints like "is this right?" or "what else do you need to do still?" If he just doesn't get it, start from the beginning and let him see where he has made error by showing him his mistake, then let him work it out for himself. "How can you fix this?" or "what did you forget to do here?"

Direct supervision is important, he is still too young to sit down and do it all by himself, but old enough to figure it out with some guidance.

my daughter is in 2nd grade and I have her do it and then I check it. If it's wrong then I sit down and help her through it

Good luck

you should let him do it first and see if he can do it by himself without anybody's help. so that in the future he will be doing his homework easier without any problems getting in the way. if he doesn't understand, go through the problem one step at a time. make sure u are ready for any questions he has for you.

sit down and help him work through it u have to give him small hints and clues to work through it sometimes but dont just give him the answer guide it to him lets say he has to do 6-5 have him use his fingers to count or information he already knows to come up with the new information that he needs

Have him do all the ones he knows how to do first, then check the ones he already has done and then help him with the ones he is unsure of.

At that age it's okay to sit with him ... but don't answer for him. Guide him to the answers, but don't feed them to him! And slowly winnow your way out so that you're mostly checking his responses after he's done it all himself.

Let him try to do it but always be there to help.Check his homework before bedtime so he doesn't turn in incorrect work. And try not to pressure too much, kids feel stress too.

Ask if he wants help. He'll appreciate that more than if you just sit next to him. But yeah, you should check it, and help him on what he gets wrong. Depends if he has patience or if he gets distracted easily.