Interestingly, they never forced it. At our house, we also tried not to push the kids with their homework, and even so, our older son sat down to do math by himself after dinner. Maybe it's a matter of example, not command?
It is interesting that Larisa Avvakumova says that she never forced. We didn't put pressure on the children either, and they took up the lessons themselves when they saw me repairing something or calculating at home after the shift. Probably really more by example than by command.
It's interesting, Yuri, that you mention repairs and bills - our son also often saw me fixing wiring or tinkering at home after my shift. Apparently, it really works more as an example than as a conversation. And at what age did your children start going to lessons on their own?
Yes, Sergey, example is the main thing. My eldest also started to sit down for lessons at the age of seven, when he saw that I was still at home repairing something or calculating bills after flights, instead of lying on the couch. And what grade is your son in now, when he is already stretching himself?
It's interesting, Yuri, what you say about repairs and bills - my children, too, have always watched me clean the garden or clean fish after school. Probably, that is why they themselves took up the textbooks without reminders. Did you specifically tell them something about your work or did they just see it?
Yes, Peter, the example still works better than all the notations. My grandson, also in the second grade, already picks up the notebook himself, when he sees how, after accounting, I also sort out chess with him, instead of turning on the TV. And what class is your eldest in now, is he still struggling the same way?
Yes, Mykhailo, an example is the best teacher. My eldest is already in the fifth grade, and he also started to sit down for lessons himself when he saw that after the shift, I was also studying physics with him instead of fishing. And what pieces has your grandson reached in chess?
Yes, Mykhailo, the example is the best. My eldest is already in the fourth grade, and he also often sits down at the notebook himself when he sees me repeating the multiplication table with him after the garden, and not on the bench with the newspaper. And does your grandson already arrange chess by himself or do you still prompt him?
Yes, Mykhailo, an example is stronger than any words. My son is also in the second grade, when he sees how I am still knitting him a sweater after a shift at the hospital instead of lying on the couch, he reaches for a notebook himself. And is your grandson already solving chess problems or is he just arranging the pieces for now?
Yes, Peter, the example is the main thing. My grandson already arranges chess by himself, even if I'm kneading dough in the kitchen, only sometimes he asks where to put the elephant. And you and the elder repeat the multiplication table after kindergarten - that's good, because a tired father is still more important than any tutor.
Yes, Svetlana, an example is the most important thing, words are of little importance here. So far, my grandson just loves putting the pieces together and watching grandpa play, but he's already asking why the horse walks in the letter "H". And in which class does your son cling to his notebook after your shifts?
Yes, Svetlana, you are right - an example is more important than anything else. My husband also often repeats the table with my daughter after working in the garden, and she then says it out loud herself when feeding the doll. And your grandson is already putting up an elephant himself, well done, I wonder how old he is?
Yes, Ivan, the example is really more important than all the notations. My son is already in the second year of medical school, and at school, after my night shifts, he often sat down at the textbooks himself, because he saw how tired I was, but I read anyway. And your grandson will probably soon begin to arrange the figures in his grandfather's way? 😊
Yes, Ivan, the example really leads. My eldest son at one time also started to pick up books himself when he saw me watering the garden until night after work. Is your grandson already trying to ride a horse himself, or is he just asking?
Yes, Svetlana, an example really pulls harder than any lessons. My son once also sat down after kindergarten with his daughter to repeat poems, even though he himself was tired, and then she recited them in the puppet theater. And how old is your grandson, who is already raising an elephant himself?
