Family Stress & Homework

Several studies review homework and family stress. For the full text go to "Homework and Family Stress: With Consideration of Parents’ Self Confidence, Educational Level, and Cultural Background." "Based on the results of past studies, we developed five main hypotheses:

	As children progress from 1st to 12th grade, average homework load will increase approximately 10 additional minutes per grade level;
	As caregivers’ perceived efficacy in their ability to aid their children declines, family-related stress increases;
	There is a positive association between the child's dislike of homework and homework related stress;
	As parents perceive a greater need to be involved in a child's homework, family stress increases.
	Spanish-speaking families will experience higher levels of homework stress than English-speaking families."