homework tips

  1. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How your teens research

    By Sarah W. Caron on Dec 26, 2012
    Kids today don't need a ride to the library to research their big paper. So much information — from studies to full book texts — is...
  2. School Age Kids

    Help your child excel in school

    By Molly Cerreta Smith on Sep 26, 2012
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    To make the most of your child’s education, you need to be your child’s teacher once she gets home from school. Experts weigh in on...
  3. School Age Kids

    Keep your school children organized

    By Mary Fetzer on Aug 17, 2012
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    These excellent message centers will make sure your family doesn’t miss a single appointment, homework assignment or after-school...
  4. Parenting Tips & Advice

    Homework 101 for moms

    By Lisa Steinke on Apr 12, 2012
    When did the kids' homework get so complicated? We wish we knew... It can be hard to remember the rules of fractions or the names of...
  5. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Kids and homework

    By Nichole Beaudry on Mar 1, 2012
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    Most kids today are given tremendous amounts of homework at younger and younger ages. So, how young is too young for your kids to...
  6. Children's School & Education

    Homework help tips for every age

    By Kim Grundy on Sep 6, 2011
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    Help your child shoot to the top of his class with our homework help tips for kids in kindergarten, elementary, junior high and high...
  7. School Tips for Moms

    Create a fun homework space for kids

    By Naomi de la Torre on Sep 1, 2011
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    With all the distractions in this high-tech world, getting your kids to focus on their homework isn’t always an easy task. Learn how...
  8. School Tips for Moms

    How to make homework fun for kids

    By Molly Cerreta Smith on Sep 1, 2011
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    Homework and fun are two words that kids never expect to see in the same sentence. Homework doesn't always have to be a hassle,...
  9. Children's School & Education

    Homework blues

    By Mary Fetzer on Mar 21, 2011
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    You have a hard and fast rule: No TV during homework time. But where do you stand on music? Do you allow your kids to blast the...
  10. Teen School & Education

    Preteens and homework responsibility

    By Laura Willard on Oct 7, 2010
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    If your once-focused middle school student suddenly seems more interested in her social life than studying, it’s easy to become the...
  11. Children's School & Education

    5 Helpful homework websites for kids

    By Sarah W. Caron on Oct 6, 2010
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    With school underway, families are falling into the rhythm of getting homework finished and turned in on time. But when a tricky...
  12. Studying & Making the Grade

    10 Ways to make homework time less stressful

    By Mary Fetzer on Jun 17, 2010
    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...
  13. Studying & Making the Grade

    Teachers speak: Best ways to help kids with homework

    By Suzi Milovanovic on Jun 16, 2010
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    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...