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Aliza Pressman · 404 episodes with transcripts

As a parent, do you ever wish someone could just whisper some realistic and trustworthy support in your ear? And not make you feel awful for not having all the answers? Well, that's what I'm here for.

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The Homework Episode for Overwhelmed Parents

October 2, 2026

Ellen Braaten (0:00)

There are a lot of effects of homework that are really negative, and a lot of them lead to a decrease in motivation.

So the reason why I think homework is such a big thing is because schools want their students to be the best, and the best ACT scores and SAT scores. Parents want their kids to be successful. And so we kind of feel like more of whatever is always better. And when it comes to homework, that's actually not true.

Aliza Pressman (0:30)

If you have struggles with homework, or just concerns about homework, or you're feeling like, why in the world is there so much homework, and how can I keep this from being totally fraught in my household? Dr. Ellen Braaten is so helpful, like just concretely helpful. She's a founding director of the Learning and…

So, helping figure out how to support kids who are having a difficult time with homework or overdoing homework or have slow processing. There's so much with homework. I'm Dr. Aliza Pressman, developmental psychologist, New York Times bestselling author, associate clinical professor at the Icahn School of Medicine…

Ellen Braaten (2:16)

So, I think there are a few reasons why homework is difficult. One is that it's often too much of it. Another reason is because kids can't do it. They don't have the skills to do what they're being asked to do.

Another reason is because it's often very boring, which is not what the purpose of homework is supposed to be.

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