Let's talk about HOW to get kids to do homework, but ALSO how to help YOU know exactly WHY you are doing homework, so that you can be a more effective advocate, cheerleader and helper, when homework comes.

This episode has my friend JoAnn Crohn on. She is the mom behind No Guilt Mom, a former teacher, and the smartie behind Drama-Free Homework. She is also the creator of Homework 911 to help kids (yup,the course is FOR your kids) get better at homework. My daughter took it, and it's GREAT!

This post was inspired by this post on homework. If you liked the episode, that post just talks more about my feelings and what I learned during my talking with the teacher, and principal. You can find it here: https://www.pullingcurls.com/homework-and-stress/

This episode is sponsored by Family Routines: How to automate your housewife life. I must say that 90% of homework is just getting into a routine of it (and when you do, it makes high school SO much easier). I have a whole chapter on what we do, along with some helpful tips to make it work for your family. I'd love to see you inside! Be sure to use the coupon code mentioned in the episode.

In this episode we are talking:

What teachers WANT parents doing with homework (and how to find out what that is)What DOES homework do in the younger grades?

Items mentioned in this post:

An awesome timer to do homework with.Homework 911 Course

Producer: Drew Erickson

Transcription:

Hilary Erickson 0:00
Hey guys welcome to Episode 11 of the Pulling Curls podcast today we are talking about one of my least favorite things homework - homework get you right where it hurts doesn't it? I gotta say guys I've already recorded the episode and there is a big aha for me inside this episode and so I am super excited for you guys to hear that my friend who is a guest She's a former teacher and a parent and so she's talking for both ends of the spectrum which is awesome and she's going to give you how to know when it's becoming a real problem and when to talk to the teacher and how best to talk to the teacher so let's untangle it

Welcome to the pulling curls podcast where we untangle everything from pregnancy parenting home routines, even some family travel because heavens knows our lives are tangled. I'm your host Hilary Erickson.

Okay, you guys, I have a post that I did when I was PTA president, which was not the best timing of my life about how much I hated homework, but I had a kid who was in kindergarten who was way past kindergarten skills Not to brag or anything but she didn't need the kindergarten homework and it was painful every day. She really just wanted to get into the the fun of playing after school, which is fair when you're a kindergarten or you're five years old, and you've been at school already from seven to three you should be able to play but I wrote this post and I kind of got in trouble at school, but boy oh boy, did you guys get behind my back. It seems like you guys really hate homework too. I gotta admit that as my kids are getting older, I'm starting to like it a little bit more. I feel like I just admitted to like watching porn but like when your kids in calculus. They really need that homework after school. But I needed more than Hilary in this episode today. So I'm bringing on a good guest. She is actually the blogger at no guilt mom we actually met at a blogging conference even though we only live like a couple blocks from each other. She is the writer of drama free homework, and she's also the course creator of homework mastery,