Supporting Your Tween Through Homework Without the Daily Power Struggle
Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash E At our house, somewhere between after-school activities, starting dinner, and trying to finish up work, homework enters the picture — and for many families with tweens, like ours, that’s where things start to unravel. If homework time in your house feels tense, slow, or emotionally charged, you’re not alone. For many tweens, homework struggles are less about motivation and more about developing executive function skills — planning, prioritizing, starting, staying focused, and finishing. These are skills that are still very much a work in progress at this stage of your kiddo’ development. And at the end of a long school day, everyone’s reserves are already low. Photo by Andrijana Bozic on Unsplash Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links and links to products I sell. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Why Homework Feels Harder in the Tween Years As kids move into the tween years, homework...