https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 20 May 2026 02:57:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-302327 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:23:24 +0000 petitstrawberry 302327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents went to an English university, but English is not their primary language. I stopped asking my dad for help with hw in 3rd grade, after he gave me an algebra lecture (!) after I asked for help with a math assignment. Mom helped more by making us sit down to do hw, but not with the actual work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-302318 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:19:30 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 302318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents helped out a lot. My mom would help with the creative stuff and my dad would always help with the math and science stuff. I actually smile when I think back on the times when my dad would help me out and I hope to have that kind of impact on DD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-302308 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:14:44 +0000 PearlBee 302308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were really helpful. I mean, they never just fed us answers, but my mom would help me with math and would proofread my papers, and my dad would help me with history / social studies, things like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300996 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:40:33 +0000 LuLu Mom 300996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, until I got to jr. high school and then I was on my own as they couldn't remember the harder stuff. I was lucky and didn't need it, and then I helped my younger sister when she hit it since school came easier to me than her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300918 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:10:09 +0000 CarrieLouWho 300918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never thought about how hard it would be for parents that didn't speak the same language for homework.<br /> I never had help with homework, my mom was a firm believer that we had to figure it out. I could always go with questions, but she never sat down and did HW w/ me. </p> <p>My younger brother though... he got a little more help, but I think he needed it more. She also typed all of his papers through high school and still fills out his paperwork for work. I fuss at her all the time b/c she never did that kind of stuff for me :) Ohhhh to be the baby in the house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300883 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:53:14 +0000 Mrs Checkers 300883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like many of you, English was not my parents' first language either. I learned to be resourceful and got phone numbers of all of the smart people in class, and then I would call them for help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300877 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:50:51 +0000 mediagirl 300877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Mom helped me whenever I needed help - all the way through High School. Most of the time I needed help just calming down enough to pay attention to the problem and realize I actually could figure it out on my own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300871 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:47:02 +0000 prettylizy 300871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went to french school and my parents don't speak french so they didn't help much. They did the best they could when we asked. Often I would read the questions to them in english, they would help, and I would write the answer in french. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300853 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:33:56 +0000 Alivoo01 300853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dad did all the way up to college for some of my accounting classes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300663 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 04:13:02 +0000 tequiero21 300663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my parents didn't help me out either. i definitely want to be there to help my kids if they have questions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300650 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:48:38 +0000 Honeybee 300650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents checked my work and made me redo wrong problems until middle school. I think it was helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300624 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:55:52 +0000 DigAPony 300624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't have homework in elementary school. </p> <p>But once I hit middle school (and on up through high school) my dad always helped me with math, until I got to pre-calc and AP calc and he couldn't help me anymore! My mom would proofread things like essays and papers. She also quizzed me / helped me study for tests. Very helpful, my parents. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300618 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:33:42 +0000 Mrs. Lantern 300618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BoogieBea: That chinese multiplication table was my best friend in school! 25 years after I learned it, I still remember it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300615 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:47:21 +0000 Andrea 300615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>English was also not their first language so they could only help up until 3rd grade or so. And then I took Mandarin in high school so they helped with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300608 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:29:32 +0000 pinkcupcake 300608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents couldn't help too much with English since it was their second language but they helped a lot with math. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300607 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:29:16 +0000 mrbee 300607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom helped us through 4th grade or so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300599 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:22:45 +0000 Mrs. Pen 300599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was homeschooled so yes lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300591 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 23:01:51 +0000 BoogieBea 300591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents don't speak English either, at least not enough to help with school work. I'm the oldest so I didn't have older siblings to help either. My mom did make me memorize the multiplication table in Chinese shortly after starting kindergarten so I guess she helped with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-parents-help-you-out-with-your-homework-in-elementary-school#post-300581 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:44:33 +0000 BSB 300581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since English was a second language to them, they did not help me with my homework when I was in elementary school. </p> <p>My older sister and my teachers did most of the teaching. </p> <p>What about you? </p>