homework

Super Moms Guide

Tips for creating the perfect homework space

An organized workspace at your office lends itself to effectiveness and productivity. The same goes for your kids' homework space....

Parenting Tips & Advice

Homework and its enemy: Secondhand media exposure

Secondhand media exposure — such as a TV playing in the background — can be detrimental to your children's homework as well as their...

Children's School & Education

Helping your child complete homework independently

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...

Parenting Tips & Advice

Mom substitute: What would you outsource?

Rebecca Eckler, a writer and mother from Canada, recently admitted she hired someone to teach her child to ride a bike. We decided...

Children's School & Education

Tracking your child's grades online

The internet has brought so much to our lives since it boomed in the mid-90s. Who could now live without a certain online...

Children's School & Education

Creating a homework nook

Now that school is in full swing, the homework is coming regularly and en masse. As your kids get into the grind, here's how to...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Parenting Guru: Are your kids homework-trapped?

When does homework become too much? According to clinical psychologist Dr. Kenneth Goldberg, roughly 10 percent to 25 percent of...

Studying & Making the Grade

Create a homework corner for your kids

Even if your child’s bedroom is large enough for a desk, having an area specifically for homework is often a better choice for...

School Age Kids

4 Ways to sneak in homework this summer

Homework is the last thing kids want to do during summer break. Discover how to sneak in lessons that focus on reading, motor...

School Age Kids

Wiggle while you work

If you have a wiggly child, you know how hard it is to keep him focused on the task at hand, especially when it comes to homework....

School Age Kids

Don't correct your child's homework

Parents have an odd relationship with homework. We like to see our kids learning, hashing out answers and exploring possible...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Kids and homework

Most kids today are given tremendous amounts of homework at younger and younger ages. So, how young is too young for your kids to...

Monday Mom Challenge

Monday Mom challenge: Prepare now for the coming school year

Ah, the lazy days of summer. Lounging by the pool, soaking up the sun -- and definitely not worrying about schedules, homework and...

Studying & Making the Grade

The best times and places to study

Unless you’re a natural bookworm, sitting down to study –- then trying to remember all you’ve read -– can be hard. Make the process...

Studying & Making the Grade

Secrets of great study spaces

Your child’s success in school depends upon many factors, but don’t forget a crucial one: An organized study space that is conducive...

Studying & Making the Grade

10 Ways to make homework time less stressful

Homework is part of life -- and so are the parent-kid struggles that come with it. Here, expert moms chime in with tips to make...

Studying & Making the Grade

Teachers speak: Best ways to help kids with homework

Your child is struggling with her math problems once again. What do you do? Offer a small bit of direction and let her do it on her...

Studying & Making the Grade

Online study quizzes

Studying can be a major drag, especially for an elementary student who would much rather be practicing PE than phonics. Use these...

Teen School & Education

Helping older children with homework

It's a classic scene: a mom or dad sitting down next to a child, helping the child understand homework. Almost always, however, the...