Some bills before California’s Legislature don’t come from passionate policy advocates, or from powerful interest groups. Sometimes, the inspiration comes from a family car ride. While campaigning two ...

Is “homework time” at your house a time for stress? Frustration? Psychotherapist Dr. Erin Leonard shares a few things parents can do to help a child with homework and test stress and regulate anxiety ...

It’s the bane of every teen’s existence. After sitting through hours at school, they leave only to get started on mountains of homework. And educators are mixed on its effectiveness. Some say the ...

NOTE: This story originally appeared on Today.com. Parents, you aren't imagining it: Your kids may be struggling with too much homework. Just in time for back-to-school season, a new study has ...

The other day, while I was scrolling through Facebook, I came across a mom’s post about math homework. She described how she and her daughter fought for 25 minutes over one problem. In the comments, ...

When it comes to virtual vitriol, this “lazy” mama’s hit the motherlode. For deeming homework “optional,” green lighting unlimited screen time and encouraging her kids to fight their bullies, mom ...

I have a Syracuse University student, Meghan Loftus, interning with me for the fall semester, so she'll be occasionally writing about parenting and family issues on my blog. Here's her first offering: ...

Dad walks by his 14-year-old daughter Sophie’s room and sees that she is talking on the phone. He is enraged. It is 8:30 P.M. and she has not started her homework. Dad yells at her, "Get off the phone ...

Best mom ever? A parent is sick of seeing her child suffer over homework so she opted him out of it. Deyan Georgiev - stock.adobe.com If only she could be all of our moms. A protective parent in ...