Make homework calmer with 5 small environment tweaks. Try a same-spot anchor, a simple landing routine, better lighting, less ...

As children make their way back to school this week, parents are busy buying uniforms, restoring a sleep routine, meeting new teachers, and thinking of healthy lunch ideas. But once in the swing of ...

When your child works on homework, you get a front-row seat to how they learn and handle schoolwork. If they seem to struggle more than their classmates, it can be a sign that extra help is needed.

Homework was probably first assigned the first time a teacher was frustrated that students weren’t learning enough—and that's probably when civilization began. Since then, legions of kids have pleaded ...

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Our brains have been shaped by evolution to notice and react to problems more readily than successes. We are wired to pay more attention when things go wrong than when things go right. We tend to see ...