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TACKLING THE HOMEWORK
PROBLEMWhat to Do When Schoolwork Is Taking Over
Your FamilyHOMEWORK CIVIL WARS MAKE school nights miserable for the whole
family. Schoolwork battles can go on for two, three, or four hours a
night. People begin to dread the evening, relationships become
strained, and the child in question learns to hate schoolwork more and
more. There’s Brother sitting at the kitchen table after dinner staring
out the window with a sour look on his face. The boy’s sister, who
completed her homework years ago, sits in the other room, smugly
watching TV. Mom and Dad check in the kitchen every five or ten
minutes to badger the distinguished academic. Overall, a rotten end to
the day.
How can you make homework time tolerable and efficient?