Poorly designed homework doesn’t just frustrate kids; it fractures families. Research has shown that homework conflicts used to be among the top sources of tension in American households. It’s not hard to see why.

Your kids don’t need you to be flawless. They need you to be real, consistent, and willing to walk the same road you’re asking them to walk. Modeling values isn’t about control, it’s about connection.

And in the long run, that connection is what shapes behavior, grows discernment, and helps kids develop an identity rooted in truth, not rebellion.

When parents avoid hard topics, whether it’s violence, despair, or even death, we don’t actually protect our kids; we isolate them. Silence leaves them to make sense of darkness with only their peers, their screens, or their own immature thoughts as guides. That’s not just risky, it’s dehumanizing.