According to Scholastic, parents can help set the stage. Make sure your child has a clutter-free quiet spot to do homework. Kids should use the same spot every day to help reinforce the habit.

Whether you just tolerate it or downright loathe it, homework is an unavoidable part of life for most school-age kids — which means it’s an unavoidable part of family life, too. Chances are ...

Your child may try to toss his backpack on the floor and avoid homework when he’s done with school for the day, but healthy homework habits are important to instill a good work ethic later in life.

Some schools are eliminating homework, citing research showing it doesn’t do much to boost achievement. But maybe teachers just need to assign a different kind of homework.

The top tips on building good homework habits recommended by Davis are: Discuss homework plans as a family. Achieving homework objectives has a better chance of succeeding if all in the family buy in.

So much of the homework advice parents are given is theory-based, and therefore not entirely helpful in the chaos of day-to-day life. People are told that students should have “grit.” They ...

Every child is different and each requires a differing amount of homework help, but there are specific guidelines, based upon the child's age and grade, that parents can use as a jump-off point.