suxeprotolondonlo wrote:
Can working parents help their child pass 11 plus exam and do housework as well?
My husband and I are working parents who work from 9 to 5. There are no grandparents or relatives who help with our housework. So every day, we go home, prepare meals and help our child with his 11 plus preparation. The child also goes to a tutor each Saturday.
Although it will be another year before our child sits for the exam, we already feel so exhausted and sometimes frustrated. I feel that there are too many exercises and tests that my child has to do each week, that even I feel tired when helping him.
During the last two years before the 11 Plus exam, do you need help with your housework? Or most people still do everything and yet, your children did pass the exam?
Thank you for your advice.
Excuse my scepticism, but is this a serious post? Of course you can work, complete all chores and have a DC that ‘passes’ the 11+.
If you have already started with a tutor in what appears to be Y4, then you really don’t need to be doing too much more at home. The DC is too young for tutoring and additional work and should be enjoying their childhood. You need to be reading and reaffirming the basics in maths and English not constantly testing them.
I am, however, concerned reading your post that you are exhausted after working an 8 hour day and doing a bit of cooking and cleaning. Are you eating properly, drinking plenty of water and sleeping? If you are that exhausted perhaps you should see a doctor?