To not want DS (age 6) to do homework

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its painfull, there are three pieces a week, task, spelling and reading. He can read, writes very neatly, spelling getting there. But, he whines and moans and whines and moans every week- its a real battle and I've tried everything to make it interesting.

DD (14) was never a problem, even at a young age telling me to hurry up and get home as she had homework. DD is highly motivated and tonight is sitting doing hers with DS trying to encourage him. DD is very academic

What is the point? He would rather be doing a host of other things, very creative, chatty, involved in family, lots of friends. I'm not worried about his ability to get on in life.

I have three children age 5 and 6 they have mainly reading and other bits to do at home. I will help them and guide them but I wont do it for them and if they are tired grumpy or dont want to do it then I write that in their book.

I have no problem whatsoever with work at home and I actually want to support their learning but not if it ever becomes a battle to me that defeats the object.

I think homework is good.I love helping my kids with it and they love doing it.
But that's rather the point,as I have been lucky.
I am not sure that enforcing home work with a reluctant child does anything other than tell them that learning can't be fun,because if it was you wouldn't have to be forced to do it.

If mine have a particularly yawnsome reading book,I let them read/read to them from a book at home,and tell the teacher thats what we've done.And I set my own spelling tests and they love that.We also play number games,and go on nature walks.
It's got to be better to do your own thing than nothing at all,so maybe its worth just doing something education- enhancing and try to work on a love of learning,in the first instance.

I feel your pain, homework is ridiculous at this age. And totally geared to SAHP, very difficult when you get home at 6 or later to talk to your kids a bout their day, make dinner, eat dinner, clear up, bath, play etc before half 8 without adding the added stress of homework. I hated but tolerated it cos didn't want to single DD1 out as different. Don't think it ever did her any good to do the homework, unnecessary stress for parents and children, IMO. YANBU :)

my DD who's 6 has a list of 10 spelling words she has to look'spell'write then check 5 seperate times by friday which is quite full on then she has maths homework on a friday which should be returned on monday'she also has a new reading book to learn every week.On top of this the poor dab has to do physiotherapy everyday after school and weekends for half hour

I agree that they get too much homework. My dd, also 6 (in Year 1) got three double sided sheets this week (they usually get 2) and I am wondering if this is because Ofsted is definitely coming this term and the school is trying to impress them . I think reading and spellings is enough for this age group, and I too resent the intrusion on home time.
In defence of homework, I suppose it gives the parents a clear idea of what the children have been covering that week, as well as a clearer picture of their childrens' developing skills.

My ds in Year 5 clearly enjoys his homework but dd in Year 3 often does hers in a last minute strop. Still the discipline for these two is quite good as it is really only an hour a week at the most so not too bad. They are also supposed to read every day, as is the 6 year old, but I don't disagree with this.