Short answer: Follow along, cheer and be available — but let the homework belong to the child. Help that supports the child's own control works better than checking. That's why there's no approval in Morgenrutine's homework.
1. The question that turns into control
Most parents ask about homework because they want to help. But asked every day, the question easily turns into checking, and then the homework is about the parent instead of the child.
Research on parents' homework help points the same way: help that supports the child's own control — encouragement, structure and being available — works better than control and taking over the task.
The homework belongs to the child — the parent is the cheering section.
2. An overview without the interrogation
A shared overview removes the need to ask. The parent can see today's steps, the streak and whether something for tomorrow is missing — and can choose to say something when it matters.
The 6 pm warning is meant as a reason for a conversation — “How's the maths for tomorrow going?” — not as a check.
The help article shows the family overview, high-fives and Do it together step by step.
Follow and cheer on homework3. Cheer the effort
A high-five when the steps are done means more than a reminder when they aren't. Praise the effort and the planning — homework done in good time — more than the result.
4. Let the child ask for help
Many children work better when an adult sits with them. But there's a difference between the child asking for it and the parent sitting down next to them to keep an eye on things.
That's why it's the child who taps Do it together and chooses the time. The parent answers yes or not now. It gives the child control over the help — and the parent knows the help is wanted.
5. That's why there's no approval
In Morgenrutine parents can see, add and cheer — but not approve homework. That's a deliberate choice. When the parent has to approve, the homework becomes something the child does for the parent. When the child ticks it off, it's the child's own success.
The same goes for adults: a parent who is studying can use Homework in the same way, and the other parent can cheer.
Get started
Open Homework with All selected and look at the family overview. Send a high-five to a child who has done today's steps — and don't ask today.
Frequently asked questions
Yes — but ask about the content (“What's the story about?”) rather than whether it's done. The overview shows the latter.
Then talk about it — ideally starting from when it usually goes well. The insights in Homework can help.
No. An adult's homework can be seen by the other parents, but not by the children.