“I know every parent helps, but I will just do the homework”
A mum of three has been criticised online after admitting she does her children’s homework for them to alleviate their stress.
Lottie Weaver’s daughters are in Year 5, Year 3, and kindergarten in the United States, and she confessed that she doesn’t think the pressure to complete homework is ‘worth it’ – which has been slammed by social media users and parents alike.
The mum’s decision comes from the fact that her daughters are involved in a number of after-school activities, and often come home exhausted.
“I know every parent helps, but I will just do the homework. I’m not going to have them stress over maths problems they don’t have time to do. It may not be right but I will help,” Lottie confesses.
Time pressures are not the only reason this mum-of-three has stepped in do to her daughters’ homework, as she admits that doing this has highlighted how difficult some of her children’s homework can be.
“Some of these projects these teachers give … I mean, the kids are seven years old.”
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Meanwhile, Lottie’s revelation has sparked a debate in the comments section, with some parents against the move as they believe it to be a laid-back and ‘coddling’ parenting style that fosters laziness.
“Agree with everything except the homework thing. They’re not really learning anything by you doing it. But appreciate you wanting to take stress away,” one said.
“Doing your child’s work for them won’t help them in the long run unless you want them to grow up to be entitled and lazy,” a user warned.
“I was speaking to a teacher, he said some kids wonder why my child is so good at reading/maths. It’s because he does the readers at home and the follow-up maths questions. Parents need to make the effort to work with their kids,” another said.
However, others have hailed the decision as relatable and ‘genius’.
“I’m so glad I’m not the only one who does my kids homework when they have other things going on lol,” one wrote.
“You are so relatable. Not only in my life as a mom but my moms also. I remember when she would do my Spanish homework for me,” another added.
“I remember my mom doing my homework sometimes. God bless her I was so busy in school!” one user admitted.
While many users defended their side of the argument on homework, some users admitted to not prioritising homework in the home at all.
“We just simply don’t do homework. I leave my work at work cause I want to relax at home and I feel it’s the same for my children,” one parent shared.
“My house will be a homework-free zone. Kids are in school all day and then are expected to go home and do more school work, no! Reading is acceptable, but that is it,” another wrote.
What are your thoughts on homework?
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