The Homework Standoff: Why the kitchen table is harder than the classroom ever was

The part that could work finished at half past three.

A classroom supplies a great deal that a kitchen does not. A start signal. An ending. Thirty other people doing the same thing.

A short book about the hour after the worksheet comes out. Why twenty minutes becomes seventy, and how to stop at fifteen without it costing anything.

Nothing here about whether homework is a good idea. That is no use at twenty to five with a worksheet on the table.

"Fifteen minutes, then stop."

Who it's for

For the parent at the kitchen table at twenty to five, watching twenty minutes become seventy. Ages 8 to 12 (3rd to 7th grade in the US), and for the adult more than the child.

The book

Paperback · 64pp · 127 x 203 mm · ISBN 978-1-911837-48-0
Published by The Regulated Human Co. Printed to order in the UK.

This book supports everyday emotional awareness. It is not a screening tool and it is not a substitute for professional guidance.

A parenting book, in pocket guide format.

Everyday Signals is our range for the grown-up. Short books about the moments that repeat (the shut door, the worksheet, the group chat), written for the person managing them rather than the child having them. Little Signals is the companion range, written for children themselves. No quick fixes. No hype. Regulation before optimisation.