Should you help with your kids’ homework – or not? The correct answer...

If you’d rather not “help” your kid do their homework – you’re off the hook! 

Experts say we should NOT be correcting that homework before it goes back to school. According to Julie Freedman Smith, co-founder of Parenting Power, intervening with those mistakes could do more harm than good. If their homework is stellar but they can’t back up that performance in the classroom, it can erode motivation and confidence over time. 

Allen Koh, CEO of Cardinal Education, says parents need to resist the urge to correct homework. We naturally want our kids to succeed – but giving them correct answers without thoroughly explaining them could have just the opposite effect.