I don't think kids ever feel successful if they're given the answer. I'll do that. I look it over for glaring errors, like if she misunderstood the directions or if she's just totally missing the point. But a child isn't going to feel successful if a parent is constantly picking over their homework. They need to feel successful about what they're doing.
Parents can be helpful by providing a good homework environment.
They can set up a special homework time every night, have good lighting, a place to work and make sure the noise level in the home is lower at that time. Parents' role in homework is to pave the way. It's not so much the content they're focusing on. Parents who are overly involved with their students' homework blur the boundary between parent and child, said Denver psychologist Bob LaCrosse. I think it's so terribly important for children to do their own thing.