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Some kids,need our guidance so they can do it on their own. Encourage your child to read and study while young so they can do it freely and willingly when they grow up.
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Definitely, you need to supervise your kids when they are reading on their own and give them directions on what to do and what not to do. 

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I've noticed with my grandchildren that they bring home 10 times the amount of homework that I was given in school. Even my daughter didn't have as much homework as kids do today. When children first start school teachers are now assigning homework to the young children. This makes it hard on them. Many children who are given way too much homework to complete in an evening lose interest in what they must do. Basically, the only way to get through all this is with a schedule to help them out.

  1. Make a schedule for your child. 
  2. When they first arrive at home it is time for them to relax for 30 minutes to unwind and get something to eat.
  3. Have them start their homework and spend 30 minutes on the assignments.
  4. A child needs to play and run. You need to give them at least 30 to 60 minutes outside to play and enjoy the sun. This will help to get some of the energy out of them.
  5. Don't allow them to play a video game or sit in front of a TV. This is a bad move because they will never want to turn off the game or go back to their homework.
  6. Break up the study time in 30 to 45-minute intervals. This helps the child concentrate and not get bored.
  7. At the end of the assignment and if they complete their homework you need a rewards system. 
  8. A child needs to be rewarded when they are younger. As they grow up the reward system can be to chat on their phone or play a video game. But younger children need more discipline and this is a bad reward for them. 
  9. When my daughter was in school I used to give her some money when she did well on her homework and her spelling test. I didn't offer a large amount of money for her achievements, but I did offer some. The money was added to a jar that sat on the counter. If she failed to complete the assignments she needed to pay me. If she did well, I paid her. This worked out so well and it really helped to motivate her and get her through the first couple of years in school. It is the beginning that matters and how you teach your child to complete assignments on their own. 
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Thanks for your answer. It is really help others. All are valid points. 
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Sense of boredom and saturated learning in children, could be caused by the teaching process applied in the school. Therefore, you as a parent need to apply more relaxed and fun habits and events, either at home or outdoors so that your child can concentrate on subjects, and other extracurricular activities.
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To make a child study you must make it very interesting for them. The books you buy for them to use must be very attractive to them and should have beautiful pictures and also should be very colorful. The children will have interest in the books you buy them and eventually they will start like to read their books without even supervision.
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You cannot force a child to study if they don't  feel like studying. It is supposed to come out naturally that they're supposed to be studying. What you have to do is instill some passion in the child, make her love what she's reading.

I believe in advices, try talking to the kid and tell her the effects of not studying like they'll fail in the exams and maybe will not be promoted to the next class.

If it doesn't work, create a studying timetable for the kid and let her study for even 30 minutes on a certain topic then give her a random test to see if she's understood what she read.

Find that subject he doesn't enjoy reading then try going through the subject together, analyse the topics then give her time to meditate what you've been studying together ad with time she'll learn studying on her own.
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It could really be difficult to make a child who doesn't have interest in studying to do so. Why is it so? It's that you might try to force the child to study but her mind might not be there, and at the end, you would the impression that he/she has read but in all sincerity nothing was achieved. It's like forcing a horse to the river while knowing that the horse can't be forced to drink water.

The best bet in this case is to attempt to work on the child's psych by giving him/her the reasons why he/she have to study. Because if there is no passion on the part of the child to study, he/she might not really see the reasons to do so. That is why you have to encourage the child by letting he/her to know how important studying is, not only to pass exams but for the betterment of his/her future.
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It doesn't start with making them study "on their own" because that would only give you the opposite results. Parents should understand where this lack of interest is coming from, and that can be done by talking to them. Do not scold them for their reasons but try to recognize and acknowledge what they've been going through. There are times when a child isn't motivated to study not because he or she doesn't want to but because of some reasons that are outside the academic sphere.

However, if you're child is really struggling with his or her lessons, and doesn't want to study because they think they wouldn't understand it anyway, then as a parent, you need to be their go-to person. You need to be that person whom they can tell these problems to without getting the feeling that you won't be proud of them anymore. I think telling them that you have gone through the same troubles when you were young, but eventually overcome such failures will give them the feeling that if their parents can do it, they can do it as well. Make them realize how studying has helped you in the most relatable way as possible for them to realize how important it is to feed their mind. Talk to them about their goals in life and how studying can help them achieve such goals. I also think it would be helpful if you will join them in studying until the time they get used to it and would choose to do it on their own.
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I think it's possible but we cannot force our kids to study. I feel we should let them know what their targets are and how they can achieve that. But as the kids are more sensitive and they may not feel good about it, we should try to boost them cautiously so that it won't backfire.
Also parents should never compare their kids with other kids as this may feel them bad and every kid is special. So we should try to see in what thing they are good and should encourage. As many kids are good in different sports but not in studies and we can easily motivate them to do better in sports and can try side by side in studies as well.

One other option would be to help the kids in their homework in the initial stages and slowly let them work on their own. It may take some more time but is a good and safe option.
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I have found that my granddaughter studies better if she is with a friend. She and her best friend go to either her friend's house or mine and do their homework together. At first I had reservations as I thought they would not concentrate but I have found they work much better this way. When she was left to work on her own she would keep leaving it half way through to see what I was doing but at least now she works until she finishes.

Of course it is not always possible for a child to work with others so he/she should be encouraged to work alone too. I think a quiet room with no distractions is probably best although many people like a bit of background noise so whatever works best for your child. Most children eventually settle into a routine and manage their homework plan well over time but if this isn't the case maybe you could get some advice from the teachers.
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The watch word for me while trying to make my kids learn on their own is Consistency because when once we let them be of course they will go straight back to play. So first thing first is making them be focus, concentrate and learn about what we need them to know.
Schedule a good time for their learning.Remember all work and no play makes jack a full boy.Children will always be children so they mix learning with playing so draw out a time table and schedule time for each subject while also infusing play time in between.

You can motivate them with some incentives like promising them some toys or timeout if they study hard on their own and don't forget to always leaves some homework with them to do, it will help them to have a scheduled work to accomplished.
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Children are free spirits human beings, they would easily follow in the footsteps which you laid down for them till they become adult. Now, teaching your children how to be able to read on their own is something very simple. Learn how to culture and cultivate their habits of reading and before you know what's happening, they would have developed the habit of reading on their own without even needing you to give them instructions to go and read.


This is actually something that I have practiced with my first son. Everyday he gets back from school, I made it a daily routine for him to read on his own everything they had done in school that particular before doing his homework. After doing this for months, he developed the habit of reading on his own.
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I have four kids, but I still struggle to get my children to study on their own despite to all my experience!

First of all, we have to recognize that all kids are different, some of them will study on their own, but the majority needs attention from the parents (and enforced discipline).

Second, there is no short answer to the question, how to make a child study on her own. The parent will need to honestly understand the mindset of his/her child and try to adapt to his/her learning habits.

I would advise reading the below articles which are relevant to the asked question:

How to Stop Your Child from Procrastination During Studies?

 

How to Increase Attention Span and Concentration among Kids?

But in overall, my suggestion will be:

-          Spend the time studying together with your child

-          Enforce the discipline for regular studies at home

 

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Studying is a habit that should be inculcated in kids at a very early age so that they will get used to it and once they grow up,it would have been a part of them.This becomes easy if reading is fun.Some tips on how to turn your kids into a little bookworm will be highlighted below

Always have books around at home.Make books a part of your family life..that way,the kid and you can read at any time..

Get your child a library card.They can get tons of books from the library CD"s ...let them read a book they have interest in

Don't rule out fictions,non fictions,comics,graphic novels,leaflets.Reading is reading and it's all worthwhile

Snuggle up together somewhere comfortable and cosy and make sure your child has somewhere comfy for them to read on their own

To keep them interested, ask them questions on what they have read.

Have a book or magazine with you for anytime a child has to wait for a doctor or dentist.
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Kids are really need a proper guideline from the beganing of their life. You should take more care your kids when they're start talking and learn them what actually you want. But remember one thing, that's never force them anytime.
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A child needs to study her own then she needs to be interested in the topic she is studing. 

So,  for this you need to make her to decide her career aspects. Understand where your child is more interested.
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By creating interest is the only way. Without Interest there is no use in studying. So tell to children about the importance of education and subjects . Practically do some some projects to make them interest. 
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Sit With Your Kid.

Lay Stress on Learning and Not Grades.

Be on Your Kid's Side.

Discuss Studies.

Make a Study Schedule.

Create Environment for Studying.

Talk to the Teacher. 

Follow Your Kid's Learning Style.
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Some kids are guidance are they take help from tution classes.they can increase your mind.if the family will help to our child he will improve also.if he has not mind for education so please teach like friend play with him.

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It's a tricky question and Even practice as we know children are easily distracted. 

I can take the example of my two kids. I usually tell them they need to do homework on their own. When thay finish they give me I mark (not mark literary with a pen) but to identify corrections) I also tell them to read books with the assistance of each other and incase of any difficulties they approach me. I has bore fruits 
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For this you have to do something like--

* Try to help your kid in his study.

* Make study time a fun time.

* Try to tell some story to him during his study.

* Refrain from bribing your child.

* Make his reading habit at least for 15 minutes a day.

* Refrain from lecturing your child,etc.
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You can study with the child every day. Then, you can study every other day. Until he or she would be confident in studying himself or herself.
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