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Validation! I’ve Been Doing it Right All Along

By //  by Candace Sampson

For years I've listened to moms I know tell me of their homework woes. They would share the frustration of hours upon hours spent doing homework with their children. I've always been respectful, I mean, this is after all their child, but inside I always viewed these statements with bemusement and confusion. Occasionally I would even question if perhaps I was doing it wrong. Could it be? Maybe I too should be sitting shoulder to shoulder with my children doing their math? Maybe I too should be …

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