My son is age 7. He is not studying well. If I take his notebook and ask a question, he doesn’t answer even though the portion was revised one week back. I think he has no interest in studies. He is athletic and seems to take a lot of time to study. Please share your advice.

I have three very athletic boys at my house, and sometimes they’re not interested in studying either. However, studying time is important and necessary, so here’s a tip that I use at home. It usually helps with boredom and retention. I keep their studying time to about 15-20 min. I’m there with them making sure that they stay on task and do the work. Then we stop. I allow them to go do other activities for a while, read a book, play a game, etc., then I call them back and we’ll quickly review what we studied before, and then study for another 15-20 min. Then take another break, and so forth. It takes a bit longer, but it seems to keep them from getting bored and studying in short steps makes it seem less of a huge mountain of homework to do. Hope that helps. Keep up the good work with your child.