In her new blog for PEOPLE, Elisabeth Röhm explains the independence-building reasons why she doesn't help her daughter Easton with her homework Elisabeth Röhm is a busy mama! Best known for her roles ...

Is homework worth talking about? We think it is. Actually homework, whether it has value, whether to assign it, whether to grade it, what type it should be, how often it should be expected and whether ...

There are so many reasons why children may need homework help. Sometimes a child simply does not understand the assignment or the lessons. In other cases, the kid simply misses work because of not ...

WASHINGTON - When it comes to adolescents with math and science homework, more isn't necessarily better -- an hour a day is optimal -- but doing it alone and regularly produces the biggest knowledge ...

In talking to parents about homework, two themes emerge -- their children have too much or too little. A new study out of the University of Oviedo in Spain supports moderation in homework, building on ...

Homework is a divisive old topic – it feels like every year there’s a debate that kicks off over whether kids should have to do it or not. The reality is, if your child’s school sets homework, they ...

Q. Our 7-year-old son often, almost nightly in fact, becomes very frustrated doing his homework. If he encounters a problem that gives him difficulty, he yells, pounds his fist on the kitchen table, ...

Back in the dark ages homework assignments were written on the chalk board or read off quickly by your teacher in a fight to beat being drowned out by the end of period buzzer or bell. You had to make ...

The no-homework movement is growing in Seattle. A letter went home to parents at Whittier Elementary notifying them of the new school-wide "no homework" policy. And Whittier is not alone. At least a ...