Make a list of all the homework assignments and allow your child to check them off as he or she completes each one. This gives you both a starting point and a way of knowing what you have ahead of you. It also gives your child a sense of accomplishment each time that one of the items is checked off. Never let your child give up. Assist him, modify the task, or sit down and literally read it with her, but don't give up.
Failure only teaches a child how to fail.
By making a list and sticking to it, you are teaching your child to meet the task head-on one at a time rather than to be put off by what seems an impossible amount of work. This is as much a part of education as the content material before you. When reviewing for a test, help your child make up little sayings or rhymes that are funny. Practice the sayings that correspond to the questions and then practice remembering what each initial letter stands for. Another idea when learning something is to put it to rhythm.