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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parents want their kids to be successful. Sometimes, parents are a bit too obsessed with this idea, though, and they try to take matters into their own hands. That’s what happened to one mom who was ...

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