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Knowing just how much help to give with homework is, perhaps, the one question that many parents struggle with most. As previously stated, several factors come into play when trying to make decisions about how to best assist your child with homework. If your child has been diagnosed with a specific condition or learning challenge, you may already know which areas he will need the most help in. But should the presence of a specific area of difficulty be the sole determining factor that dictates how you help your child? Well-meaning parents sometimes offer too much help to their children, in the interest of helping them to obtain good grades or to prevent them from having homework meltdowns. Many parents don’t realize that helping too much now could actually adversely affect their child’s level of independence later in life. Still, knowing when your child really needs help versus when he is asking for help because he’s given up and doesn't want to put in the effort required to complete his homework, can be a very difficult call. You won’t always make the right decisions, but having done your own “homework” concerning your child and his unique learning style should at least give you the assurance of knowing that your decisions are intelligent and informed ones.