Homework

Does Your Child Really Need A Tutor?

Does Your Child Really Need A Tutor?

To tutor, or not to tutor? When kids struggle at school, a little tutoring is often the first line of defence. But is it always the best?

Diane Peters

How to Set Up Your Kids for Educational Success in 2024

How to Set Up Your Kids for Educational Success in 2024

Effective strategies to help students smoothly navigate the transition from leisurely holiday breaks to a structured classroom routine.

Becky Ward

5 Ways to End the Homework Battle for Good

5 Ways to End the Homework Battle for Good

Instead of waging a nightly battle of wills over math and verbs, get your kid doing homework by tailoring your approach to their temperament.

Alison Masemann

This teacher's alternative summer "homework" is everything

This teacher's alternative summer "homework" is everything

A grade one teacher drops truth bombs we all need to hear in her summer homework packet, because there's more to life than times tables.

Valerie Howes

9 Answers to Parents' Questions About homework

9 Answers to Parents' Questions About homework

Whether your kid will learn in person or from home this school year, they’ll inevitably have homework. Here are answers to your most pressing queries.

Karen Robock

I quit the job I hated to home-school my kids

I quit the job I hated to home-school my kids

She wanted to spend more time with her three kids, foster their bond and avoid going back to a job she hated. So she made home-schooling happen.

Jessica Leeder

Dear teacher, please stop giving my kid with learning disabilities homework

Dear teacher, please stop giving my kid with learning disabilities homework

This mother says quit asking kids with special learning needs to play catch-up after school.

Anita Coffin

How much should I help my child with homework?

How much should I help my child with homework?

Should I help my child with homework? See what family therapist and author Jennifer Kolari suggests.

Today's Parent

9 best educational websites for kids (that are actually fun, too!)

9 best educational websites for kids (that are actually fun, too!)

Whether your little one is eager for knowledge or needs a bit of help with homework, these educational websites for kids are the perfect go-to for all things learning.

Amy Valm

Are academic demands and overscheduling stressing kids out?

Are academic demands and overscheduling stressing kids out?

Despite claims that they’re coddled, today’s kids are taking on more responsibilities and more stress than in the past—and it’s having serious consequences.

Nicole Roder

Motherhood has made me dumb

Motherhood has made me dumb

What is a cumulus cloud? How do bees make honey? Clearly, I’ve forgotten everything.

Sheri Segal Glick

How I stopped the mom guilt

How I stopped the mom guilt

After a disastrous homework session with her daughter, Tracy Moore realizes she had to figure out a way to dig herself out of a brutal cycle of mom guilt.

Tracy Moore

The Dos and Don'ts of Homework Time

The Dos and Don'ts of Homework Time

Is homework a nightly battle in your household? Follow these tips and take the tension out of homework time.

Lisa Evans

16 best spelling apps for kids

16 best spelling apps for kids

These popular spelling apps are perfect tools to help kids learn spelling, grammar and vocabulary—and have fun doing it!

Amber Mac

8 spelling workbooks for kids

8 spelling workbooks for kids

Improve your little bee's spelling skills with one of these fun and educational workbooks.

Emily Rivas

14 reading comprehension workbooks for kids

14 reading comprehension workbooks for kids

Help your little reader enhance her comprehension skills with these useful workbooks.

Emily Rivas

14 math workbooks for kids

14 math workbooks for kids

Looking to help your little ones boost their math skills at home? These math workbooks for kids can help.

Emily Rivas

Homework in elementary school is useless

Homework in elementary school is useless

The homework debate is raging once again. And Emma Waverman just doesn't see the benefit of giving kids more work to do after school.

Emma Waverman

Homework Help: Taking a Hands-Off Approach

Homework Help: Taking a Hands-Off Approach

When it comes to homework help, what is the best approach? New research may surprise you.

Lia Grainger

Quelle bonne idée! Free online homework help for French immersion students

Quelle bonne idée! Free online homework help for French immersion students

Helping your kids with their French homework just got a whole lot easier.

Suzanne Gardner