Establish a quiet, well-lit, and organized homework space free from distractions. Ensure your child has all the necessary supplies, such as pens, paper, and reference materials, readily available. A ...

Helping kids with homework is like spotting for a weightlifter at the gym. As the spotter, a parent’s job is to encourage the lifter to complete as many repetitions as possible independently and ...

The issue of assigning homework is controversial in terms of its purpose, what to assign, the amount of time needed to complete it, parental involvement, its actual affect on learning and achievement, ...

Homework is a divisive old topic – it feels like every year there’s a debate that kicks off over whether kids should have to do it or not. The reality is, if your child’s school sets homework, they ...

SOMETIMES it can genuinely feel like it would be easier to do ten rounds with a champion boxer instead of getting your child to sit down and complete their homework. And let’s face it – even as adults ...

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Cathy Vatterott is an associate professor of education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. A former middle school teacher and principal, Vatterott learned first-hand about homework struggles as ...