Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by anouk_anca 2989 days ago
> emotional stability and encouragement are probably more important than homework

I'm not sure if there is any work directly comparing the two, but it's true that emotional stability and encouragement are very important.

"The most determinative factor in parental involvement appears to be what could be called: good parenthood in the home situation (Desforges & Abouchaar, 2003; Fantuzzo et al., 2004; McWayne et al., 2004). This factor is characterised by the establishing of a safe and stable home setting, stimulation of intellectual development e.g. by discussions between parent and child, modeling, disseminating the importance of education and fostering high expectations about children’s school success." [0]

[0] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265632472_Parental_...