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The thing that works best is breaking everything down into tiny little pieces instead of looking at it like one big mountain. Set a fixed time slot every day (like twenty minutes in the morning) and that's it - summer assignments shouldn't be the drama of the day anyway. If your kid procrastinates, try tying the assignments to something fun afterward, like playing outside or watching an episode of something they like. The real win is keeping things light and not letting them turn into a battle.
The really important trick is not to get caught up in perfectionism, because that's what kills your motivation more than anything else. Maybe you start with the best intentions to do everything "right", but then one day you slip up, you feel guilty, and it all falls apart. Better to have a sustainable pace even if it's a bit loose rather than a rigid plan that hits you with anxiety the moment you break it. If you can break the assignments down into short sessions without pressure (you don't need perfection with summer homework), your brain doesn't see them as torture but as a routine, and you basically get them done without all the suffering.
What really makes a difference is having a fixed spot where you do your homework - doesn't matter if it's a desk or a corner of the kitchen table. When your brain associates a space with homework, you hit less mental resistance every time you sit down there. Sounds obvious, but it works because you eliminate the whole negotiation with yourself about where to work.
For the rest, yeah, everyone else is right about breaking everything into chunks and not obsessing over perfection. But here's what nobody mentioned: do the heaviest stuff first, when you're still fresh. Languages, math, whatever's beating you up - start with that. Save the easy things for the end, like light reading or filling in a table. That way you don't procrastinate on the hard assignments by pretending to "warm up" with the easy ones.
And here's the real stress-busting trick: once you're done, you're done. Don't reread it, don't repeat it, don't perfect anything that day. Maybe tomorrow you take another look, but that session is wrapped up. The more you circle back to something you've already finished, the more your brain sees it as incomplete and the stress stays stuck. Instead just close the mental door and breathe.
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