Mom's Talk: Best Ways To Deal With Homework Hassles?

Mom's Talk is part of a new initiative on our Patch sites to reach out to moms and families.

Southington Patch invites you and your circle of friends to help build a community of support for mothers and their families right here in Southington.

Each week in Mom's Talk, our Moms' Council of experts and smart moms take your questions, give advice and share solutions.

Moms, dads, grandparents and the diverse families who make up our community will have a new resource for questions about local neighborhood schools, the best pediatricians, 24-hour pharmacies and the thousands of other issues that arise while raising children.

So grab a cup of coffee and settle in as we start the conversation today: 

Q. Homework can be a never-ending battle. What was once designed to simply reinforce classroom lessons can now be hours-long and pretty intense. Sometimes the homework is perplexing to the parents. In other cases, kids are distracted and can’t seem to focus. Is it too much too soon? Are we enabling with too much intervention? What's your strategy? Helpful guidance? Hover-till-its-done? Kids'-effort-only?