2. Homework A Parent’s Guide To Helping Out Without Freaking Out Neil McNerney, LPC www.neilmcnerney.com

5. Challenges

6. Problem

7. The Solution Help parents lead based on what the child is doing, not based on what the parent is feeling.

8. Student Approach To School

9. Parent Leadership Roles Supporter Consultant Boss

10. The Supporter

11. Supporter Hit and Run Praise “I’m Proud” vs. “I’m Impressed” Don’t Over-Do It

12. The Consultant

13. Consultant Attitude of child Timing Tentative Shoulder – to – Shoulder

14. The Boss

15. Boss Try Supporter and Consultant First Rewards work better than Punishments Don’t Lecture, Vent, Teach Computer Programmer – IFTHENELSE Don’t express a vested interest in the outcome Stop vs. Start Passive vs. Active

16. Will Power

19. Have a quiet place free of distractions Have only one place to study Stick with one subject until you finish the work, then go on to the next New Research on Study Habits