The role of the school is to give parents the support and encouragement to be good facilitators. Schools might wish to provide booklets, pamphlets and helpful hints related to homework. Parents can learn to ask appropriate questions. Teachers need to give captivating assignments which reinforce what has been taught and to stimulate parent-child interaction. A crucial parent responsibility is to help set up a realistic schedule.
Most students have busy after-school involvements.
Their parents might arrive home from work quite late in the day. Parents and their children need to work together as they plan the daily and weekly events. This helps them establish a schedule which allows enough time to get short and long term assignments completed. When children collaborate with parents on this important task, they usually acquire a sense of ownership and take more responsibility in adhering to the schedule. Homework-time nagging by parents can frequently be avoided by using this strategy.