More Than Just Homework Help
For Brooklyn parents, afterschool programs are more than just tutoring. They offer complete care until you’re out of work and allows your child to engage socially in a different setting. Workings parents rely on after school programs to not only help their kid with their homework but also provide a safe learning environment for discovery. Afterschool programs give your kid a less stressful place to learn and make mistakes. Giving a child this space often leads to higher confidence.
For kids who lack confidence or have learning challenges, an afterschool program may feel more forgiving than school. The stakes may not feel as high. Kids may be more willing to try new things and take more positive risks. This, in turn, can lead to higher self-esteem.
Academic Benefits
Even though the entire focus of afterschool programs is not academic, there are still many benefits that help with both school and homework.
Our homework help from our professional instructors makes sure your child can absorb and finish their work. Finished homework can help alleviate stress at home and give more time back to you and your kids. Also, kids who need more time for homework can take all the time they need until pick up time.
This type of environment is great for children who may face learning challenges. Having an academic support system can give them the help they need with what they usually struggle with alone at home. Homework and studying help can also help alleviate a lot of stress for both you and your child.
Social Benefits
Having another setting to learn and socialize in can help your kid become more confident. Having another group of kids to interact with other than school helps improve your kid’s social skills by separating them from the usual cliques they may face daily. If your child struggles with socializing at school, a daily afterschool program may foster a sense of belonging.
Other Benefits
Do Afterschool Programs Make a Difference?
The short answer is yes. . . . A decade of research and evaluation studies, as well as large-scale, rigorously conducted syntheses looking across many research and evaluation studies, confirms that children and youth who participate in after school programs can reap a host of positive benefits in a number of interrelated outcome areas—academic, social/emotional, prevention, and health and wellness.
http://www.sedl.org/pubs/sedl-letter/v20n02/afterschool_findings.html
For Busy Brooklyn Parents
The bottom line is afterschool programs make a difference. For the busy, working, Brooklyn parents, it can be a game-changer in your day-to-day. For your kids, it can be the difference they need to help with school, homework, or more.
