Well, the whole helping out with homework varies according to the stages of schooling of your kid. In elementary school it is quite essential for us parents to guide our kids with their homework. During that phase I strictly stuck to guiding them and making them understand what they are doing. If they make any mistakes then showing them how it’s wrong and guiding them on how it can be made right rather than out-rightly correcting their mistakes. This actually made their concepts strong, so by the time they were in high school I didn’t had to worry about their homework. Just an eye if they are completing it on time was enough. Cause from high school they have to develop their interests and know where their capabilities lie on their own. This did work out quite well.