Helping Your Child With Homework
Every September, there's excitement in the air. The start of the new school year means new teachers, new friends (and seeing old ones again), and new clothes and school supplies — backpacks, pencils and fresh notebooks waiting to be written in.
There's nothing that can put a damper on that excitement like the realization that along with all the fun stuff, September means that homework is back. Homework has a way of feeling like the bad part of school.
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