It shouldn`be normal. The most important for a kid your sons age, is to play. By playing he learns a lot more, and at his age vital things, about life. If you sense that it is too much you will have to talk with his teacher. If he dosn`t have at least 5 hours daily to play, something is wrong

When I was in Kindergarten, I don’t think that I ever had any homework. I don’t remember having any. The most we might have gotten would have been to read a book, which I did anyways.

This was A few days ago, though. 12 pages seems quite extreme for that age.

Wow! Times sure have changed, haven’t they? I don’t know if that’s the norm for today’s kindergarteners, but I don’t remember getting hardly any homework at that age, and that was about A few days ago, I’m 17 now. To me, that does seem extreme for a 5 year old.

Yeah, that sounds like alot. I know it really varies widely. My niece gets small amounts of homework a few nights a week and my nephew in a private school only a few counties away gets alot of homework, every night, but Friday.

I think too much homework is not good. It’s stressful enough for kids to go to school now-a-days. I think some homework is okay because it teaches children responsilbity and commitment to their learning, but not too much!

Getting proof documented as one post mentioned is the key. Go to his school and get documentation. Take him to a doctor. Often times a doctor can listen to breathing and determine if your child has asthma. The hard part is convincing the courts the mother is unfit. As a man you are automatically viewed by the courts as attempting to harrass the mother. Furthermore the Family Courts are inclined to favor the mother. All the stuff about playboy and sex, or about her lover or brother is minor, getting the documentation, school report, teachers notes and doctor records is the most important. Another problem is the limited services offered to men. No women’s shelter will offer you helpful information on legal services for someone in your position. Do not do anything without the advice of a lawyer otherwise you will likely find yourself arrested on some hack charge of harrassment. Do not inform the mother of any of your intentions, Check your state laws on recording phone calls or in person conversations. Remember, anything you say, do or have done in the past, she will be twisting and manipulating to use against you. Never say anything in anger, “I didn’t mean it, I was just mad”, will not prevent your arrest. Just protect yourself and your child at all times.

My Cousin is also a kindergartener and she gets a couple of pages of reading and writing a night for homework. I guess to be competitive in this world they need to start early.

I’m not sure if that is normal, but my daughter just started Kindergarten; and I wish she had homework.. Shes been in school for three weeks, and no homework………

Wow! I remeber in kindergarten i only had like 10 things of homework all year. That was only back in ’96.

Yes, I remember my daughter had about an hour of homework after school in kinder. Now that’s she’s in 5th grade her textbooks are so heavy it’s ridiculous.

If you think that it’s stressing the child then immediately call the attention of the school authorities and ask them to make it lighter and therefore enjoyable.