Homework problems often can be avoided when families and
caregivers value, monitor and guide their children's work on
assignments. Sometimes, however, helping in these ways is not
enough. If you have problems, here are some suggestions for how
to deal with them. Tell the Teacher about Your Concerns You may
want to contact the teacher if - your child refuses to do her
assignments, even though you've tried hard to get her to do
them; - the instructions are unclear; - you can't seem to help
your child get organized to finish the assignments; - you can't
provide needed supplies or materials; - neither you nor your
child can understand the purpose of the assignments; - the
assignments are too hard or too easy; - the homework is assigned
in uneven amountsfor instance, no homework is given on Monday,
Tuesday or Wednesday, but on Thursday four assignments are made
that are due the next day; or - your child has missed school and
needs to make up assignments. In some cases, the school guidance
counselor or principal al