Homework right after school or after dinner? Expert says the best time depends on the child

Homework might be one of the last things kids want to do after a long day at school. But the right routine can ease the annoyance and foster success. In Good Question, Jeff Wagner helps kids and parents build the best environment for doing homework.Once students leave school for the day, learning doesn't stop. Often there's homework stuffed in that backpack. Some do it as soon as they walk in the door, while others wait until after dinner.So, when is the best time to do homework? Good Question."Right after I get home from school," said Alan Jin, a fourth-grader at EXPO Elementary School. "Usually I do it like after I have my dinner," said fellow fourth-grader Whitten Stoks.Unlike their assignments, this question has multiple answers."Consistency matters more than the exact clock time that we're looking at," said Caitlyn Downie, a licensed clinical social worker at the Child Mind Institute. "Every child differs. And so, more so than anything, it's important for parents to think about it