This morning, I sat down near a mom talking to her friend. With great intensity and a sense of frustration, the mom was talking about trying to get her teenage daughter to do her math homework. There were a couple of key points that will help you when your student struggles with home- work. 1) Bringing work home makes the work personal. There will be emotion involved because a) transitions are tough, b) expectations of work are the same but the support is not, and c) students are tired after a day of school. 2) Once students feel that you understand their emotional struggle, they can benefit from your assistance. Before they feel you understand their struggle, "you are just making it worse!" 3) Consistent struggle should not be accepted as normal or some deficit in your child. Consistent struggle is a sign that the teacher needs to be informed to make a plan to create greater student success.