July 1, 2009 -- Question: A bright kid is not doing his homework, saying it is boring. What's the best way for a parent to approach this situation?

Parent: Good, do your homework, and then you can play a video game stuffed with thinking problems—and I’m not referring to Grand Theft Auto. Kid: That’s not fair. That’s my favorite game!

It's hard to get kids excited about things they don't want to do, like going to sleep, eating their veggies, and, yes, doing their homework. While some children are natural overachievers who enjoy ...

What’s going on in the families of kids who never do their homework? Becoming a connected educator has shifted my thinking on a variety of educational issues, including the topic of homework.

A mom who admitted, “I do my children’s homework” says her sanity isn’t worth the after-school battles. “They have already ...

As it was, it took me over an hour to do it, and it took her another hour to glue them on. She’s in kindergarten — why are we spending multiple hours on homework? More importantly, why am I ...

Homework: the nightly battlefield where parents and kids clash over math problems, spelling lists and life’s little injustices. But one Arizona mom is tossing the rulebook — and a few answers ...

Acacia School in Thousand Oaks is part of a small but growing movement to change how kids do homework, at least in elementary school. Some schools are getting rid of graded homework altogether ...

Leaving the homework decision to the child teaches them to not blindly accept authority, doing homework just because the teacher assigns it. It avoids nightly fights, and without your lifting a ...