Often, primary school students upset their parents with apathy towards learning. For them, school too quickly ceases to be that mysterious place to which they aspired just recently. Concentration, discipline, and a sense of responsibility are not easy for them. Homework is especially annoying. Parents of quite smart children notice that their children do not know how to do their homework on their own. They often procrastinate, constantly ask for help, or spend too much time on assignments. Although in most cases they cannot be called lazy: they willingly help around the house, tinker with younger children, and carry out any assignments, as long as they don’t do homework. Before this becomes a global problem, it is necessary to figure out why the child does not want to study. We find out the reasons for the child’s reluctance to learn lessons and find a solution. The first and most important question: is your child comfortable at school? How does he interact with classmates and teachers? In the children's team, failures are very harshly ridiculed, and if the teacher turns out to be inexperienced or indifferent, the child will develop self-doubt and fear of new mistakes will take root. It is very important for parents to notice changes in the child’s behavior in time, whether he has become dejected, depressed, or whether he is willing to talk about school. If this problem is left unattended, the child may develop neurosis. How can you help in this case? Call on more patience to help you. Try to calm your child down and let him know that you don’t love him for his grades. Help with homework at first. Look together for an opportunity to express yourself in class (by looking for additional interesting material on the topic) and outside of school hours, in your ability to do something better (creativity, sports, hobbies). Praise more often. It is possible that the cause of poor performance is weak logical thinking or insufficient preparation for school. We are not talking here about the fact that by the time the child reaches first grade he should already be able to read, write, and solve problems fluently. It is enough for him to be able to retell what you read, to be able to memorize the poem, and to be able to highlight the main and minor points in the text. The child must understand what is required of him. Misunderstanding causes negativity. If you missed the preparatory stage for some reason, this is not a death sentence. It’s just that now it will be necessary to apply great efforts to correct the situation. What to do? Talk with your child about various interesting topics, discuss what you have seen and read. Listen to him, let him talk more, help him summarize the text, draw a logical chain. Solve and invent riddles and puzzles. Write fairy tales and fantasy stories. Organize competitions based on the number of synonyms named, foreign words learned, etc. Cut, sculpt, craft - this is good for developing hand motor skills. And you don’t need to specifically allocate time and place for this, everything will happen as you go along. Constantly involve in the thought process. Sometimes, the reason for your child’s lack of independence lies in a lack of attention on your part. Until he entered school for family members, he was small, they fussed with him, spoiled him, and then he somehow quickly grew up. Many responsibilities appeared, the tone of communication changed. A child is trying to get your attention with poor performance. The problem is that you need to prepare for independence not a couple of months before school, but much earlier. And in this case, do not deprive him of help, adapt him to the new life gradually. Your actions. Don’t reproach, don’t exhort, but rather caress. Sit next to him when he does his homework, notice his progress. Praise in front of strangers. He must understand that nothing has changed in your relationship, only his status has changed, and you are proud of him growing up. It’s worse when the reason is banal laziness. And you know this for sure because you found out his behavior at school, are confident in his abilities, and surrounded him with your care. Conclusion - it is important to pay attention to the development of feelings in the child.