Make homework calmer with 5 small environment tweaks. Try a same-spot anchor, a simple landing routine, better lighting, less ...

Stop nagging and start listening to your child's homework-related frustrations. Nagging your child to do homework is often like walking on quicksand-—the only place you're going is down! As Sylvia and ...

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 ...

Our kids have really long days. By sheer scheduling necessity, they’re often at school before we’re at work and they’re still there while we rush home to pick them up. Then they’ve got Girl Scouts or ...

RALEIGH -- I knew that we would get here eventually, but I had no idea that I would be struggling with my child's math homework in the first grade. In my defense, I simply wasn't prepared for the ...

Experts warn against ‘quick fix’ solutions, as the struggle is necessary and helpful Do you find it tempting to help your child as they struggle with their homework? Too much of it can hinder several ...

Different types of maternal homework assistance have a different impact on the child's way of completing school assignments in grades 2 to 4 of elementary school, according to a new study. Although ...

Kids love having a routine, so set up your child’s schedule to include homework time. This will establish the expectation that part of the evening will be spent on studies. Keep in mind your family’s ...

Most every family has some form of the homework wars.Kids who are bored by it, or just hate doing it. Parents who think their kids get too much of it, and those who argue there’s not enough. Kids who ...

Last Friday was my son's lower elementary invention fair. And his project was resplendent – a powered K'nex conveyor belt designed to transport a picture of our aging Labrador, Gus, through a diorama ...