Helping kids with homework is like spotting for a weightlifter at the gym. As the spotter, a parent’s job is to encourage the lifter to complete as many repetitions as possible independently and ...

Holyoke’s Homework House will mark its five-year milestone this month with a celebration at the Yankee Peddler Inn in Holyoke on Feb. 16. The not-for-profit founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of ...

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Jill Houk's 10-year-old son is bright. So why is homework a constant battle? "He often claims he can't do it," says the 41-year-old chef from Chicago. "For the most part, I have him tough it out.

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