Do not allow television, video games or computer games to be on in the vicinity of the studying child. Do limit the distractions made by siblings or household pets. If a lot of parental involvement will be needed for a homework assignment, let your child know when you will be available to help. Stick to your time commitment to your child, it shows that you take your child's homework needs seriously. Have your child experiment with the best time to complete homework.
Some households set-up time immediately after the child gets home from school.
Have them determine what their biggest deterrents to studying are. It is necessary to keep distractions during the assigned study-time to a minimum. Turn off the TV, the phone, computer and video games during this time. Some people really do require a drop-dead deadline in order to do their best work. Some people like to break deadlines down into a series of smaller deadlines to keep stress to a minimum.