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[quote=Anonymous]School counselor here. Please, don't do your kids' homework with them each night. Help them create systems for organization, provide them with a quiet space to study, talk to them about what they are learning--but let them tackle it (or not) on their own. You are doing them no favors by sitting at their side. You are reinforcing that they can't do it on their own. If they don't do it at all, make them come up with a solution that fosters completion or at least a good attempt. If they are very young, unless you are explicitly told to participate in their work, instill some independence and autonomy early on. Compliment them when they work extra hard at something difficult. If they truly don't understand the work, flag it for the teacher if they are in k-3. By fourth grade if not earlier, they should start telling the teacher themselves. That self-advocacy and personal responsibility will pay bigger dividends later on than if you ensured they logged their reading properly or memorized the spelling list for that week. [/quote]

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