Creating tasks with a focus on students’ autonomy—by providing choices, for example—helps them see the relevance of homework.

Chelsea was in 10th grade the first time I told her directly to stop doing her homework and get some sleep. I had been working with her since she was in middle school, treating her anxiety disorder.

When it comes to homework, parents get burnt out hearing these hollow and suspicious words: "I did it at school," "They didn't give homework today," "It hardly counts for my grade," "My teacher never ...

When her 7-year-old daughter asked her for help with her homework, Alyssa Dawson, 36, from Arizona, wasn't expecting the assignment to come back to haunt her. The homework prompt had asked students to ...