Homework made fun for a kindergarten!

My son studies in U.K.G./Prep/Senior K.G., whatever name you call it- the class below class I. Sometimes he finds completing his homework repelling and boring. He remarkably portrays his denial of work by writing clumsily and making rebelling sounds. Yesterday was one of such days. Usually, I get frustrated and show my displeasure by taking his notebooks and ask him not to study from now on. He revolts, thus, creating a scene, wasting a lot of time until he again agrees to finish his work of the day.

I decided to try a different strategy yesterday. I narrated a fictional story. When I was a teenager, one day during class, our Maths teacher gave us a difficult question for homework. He instructed us not to ask the solution from our respective tuition teachers and not to discuss it with friends. Back in our days, we did not have easy access to google and its resources. We had to consult our books. No one in our class could find the solution to the problem.

The next day, when the class began, a student showed his annoyance by telling the teacher that he could not solve it even after trying the problem thirty times. The teacher smiled, looked at him, and asked, "How annoyed were you when you could not find the solution?". "Too Much!" the student replied. 

Now, our teacher faced the whole class asked the class, "How many of you had negative emotions towards the problem after five attempts? Raise your hands, please". Almost all hands went up in the air. Our teacher explained, "When we encounter a difficult problem or a situation, we try to solve it, which is good. Sometimes difficult problems are exhausting. We create all sorts of negative emotions in our minds. Negative emotions are energy-eaters. Now, all of you clear your head and smile at this one of the most difficult maths problems I gave and try again. When you smile at the hardest problem, you create good energy and find a way to solve."

After some time, many students raised their hands, signaling that they have found the solution.

I asked my son to smile at his notebook and tell it that I will complete today's homework beautifully, and he did. :-)

May your life shows you ways to good vibes!