Even now as we slowly approach springtime, there’s one things that kids still can’t quite escape: homework! We all know the eternal struggle to get your kids to sit down and concentrate on their homework, even for just a second. One of the best ways to do this is to create their very own unique desk for studying, just like mom and dave have! If you’re having trouble keeping your kids focused on their studies, here’s a few things you can do to give your kids a study space of their very own: Give Them Plenty Of Supplies If there’s one thing that will make any kid get frustrated and give up, it’s the feeling of not having the stuff they need to get things done. Before you start designing a study space, talk to your kid and see what they need to get homework done. Pencils, paper, some desk organizers, whatever will help them stay on-task and get their assignments completed. This will do more to help than you might expect! Designate A Space The ideal study area would be located somewhere that your child finds comfortable, like a bedroom or spare room, but somewhere without a lot of distractions. Talk to your child about what room they think would be best for doing homework, and then make sure you can remove a lot of other distractions from the space to keep them focused on what they’re supposed to be there for - after all, what good is having a study space if they keep running back to the television or the toybox, right? Let Them Help A good way to help your kids feel like the space truly belongs to them is to let them contribute to the decoration and setup of their study area. Let them have a say in choosing their own office desk, for example, or let them decide if they need things like decorative shelving or kid’s storage lockers to decorate the space. They’ll feel a lot more invested and willing to stick around to do their homework if they feel like they helped make it their own! Leave Room For Collaboration If you have more than one child, or if you find yourself helping your kids a lot with questions, you might want to design your study area to accommodate visitors. Leave room for an extra chair or two, keep extra pencils and paper around, and give your kid (or kids) the space they need to get help and work together on their projects. Whatever approach you take, the best thing to remember is this: do whatever will help your kids the most. After all, it’s for them!