How Much Should You Help your Child with Homework?
My 15-year-old son was up until 1:30 a.m. last night. Again. On a school night. And he wasn’t partying or chatting with friends on Facebook. He was doing homework.
As parents of school-aged children, we’ve all been there: the long-term science project that is due tomorrow (that your daughter just started tonight), the sadistic teacher who assigns tons of homework every night, the high school student who naively signed up for too many Advance Placement classes. Whether it’s too much homework or not enough time to get it done, our students are sometimes overwhelmed, and we, their loving, protective parents, may feel compelled to step in. But how much should we do?
The folks at iVillage suggest that parents guide and support their children, but don’t do the work for them. Here’s a little quiz from iVillage to see if you are too involved in your child’s homework: Click Here.
Hi, Interesting, did you plan to continue this article?
Ilias
Hello, Ilias. Thank you for your comment. I’m not sure where I’m going to take this article. I personally struggle with the decision to help or not help from time to time. I find myself wanting to be my children’s safety net, but don’t want to be a detriment to their learning. Do you have children? Have you been in this situation?