Graduate with good grades by staying on top of your teen Sim's schoolwork. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Whether your younger ...

Pay attention to where homework is happening. If study time always happens behind a closed door, it might be worth asking if they’re actually studying, or scrolling. For some students, working at the ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

You can explain to them the science of habits—and how to use it to set themselves up for success. Here’s something I wrote about the topic for Character Lab as a Tip of the Week: “I promise you, Mrs.

My son doesn't like to do homework after a long day of school. I also get worried about helping him because I learned to do the work a different way years ago. Education experts told me to give him ...

It’s an opportunity to walk alongside them as they commit to the work of learning. By Saul Austerlitz My kids call me the homework villain. Every school-day afternoon, my two sons — the older is ...

Q: How do I handle a 12-year-old boy who needs constant supervision to complete his homework? If I do not micromanage him, he gets distracted and doesn’t complete his assignments. A: I can guarantee ...

When I was in second grade, I used to get excited when I had homework; it meant I wasn't a little kid anymore, and I had real work to do. But my second grader comes home every day with homework in ...