If you’ve ever wondered exactly how many pictures of dolls there are in the American Girl catalogue, which magically arrives at our home addressed to our 6-year-old as if she had her own Visa card, I ...

My 6-year-old daughter came home from school with a homework assignment this weekend. She's supposed to make a diorama of a frog habitat in a shoebox. That shouldn’t be too hard, right? A little moss, ...

And I thought Miley Cyrus’ performance at the VMAs generated a ton of opinions. Ask parents how they feel about homework, as we did on CNN’s Facebook page, and the response is immediate and intense.

Q: My 14-year-old son is in Grade 9 and he has so much more homework than he ever has before. Every day is a battle to get him to do it. He’s doing well in school, but I am so tired of fighting with ...

I'm an American mom living in Italy. I can communicate just fine but struggle with technical terms. I love helping my daughter with her homework, but one day, I didn't understand an assignment. The ...

SOMETIMES it can genuinely feel like it would be easier to do ten rounds with a champion boxer instead of getting your child to sit down and complete their homework. And let’s face it – even as adults ...

Laura Linn Knight taught in elementary schools for five years and has two children of her own. Here she shares tips for parents when it comes to homework and when to have kids do theirs. This is ...