[KADOKAWA Corporation] Approximately 80% of parents said they helped! Survey results on “summer homework” released!
KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. Press release: October 27, 2025 To Members of the Press Approximately 80% of parents said they helped with their children’s summer homework! Survey results on “summer homework” revealed! Do you do optional homework? Or not? Was it difficult? “Yomeruba,” a website run by KADOKAWA Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Takeshi Natsuno) that supports children’s reading, is an online media site providing a variety of information to children, their parents, and those who work with children. When it comes to children’s summer vacation, one thing that cannot be avoided is “school homework.” Yomelva conducted a survey of Yomelva members and their children about “summer vacation homework.” We will introduce the survey results, including what kind of homework was given, whether optional homework was given or not, and how parents can support their children.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17954/7006-17954-4aa4955de3359c319eb78eeb12f5cc6c-1200×700.png First, we asked parents with children in grades 1 through 3 of junior high school what kind of homework their school assigned them during the summer vacation of 2025. The most common answer was “drills,” with over 90% of respondents saying they had required or optional homework. When we think of standard summer vacation homework, we imagine “independent research” and “book reports.” However, 70% of respondents said they had been assigned “independent research,” and only about half of those said it was required. While 67% of respondents said they had been assigned “book reports,” ranking fourth overall, only 43% said they had actually worked on it, placing it eighth out of all homework they had worked on.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17954/7006-17954-21e1a4e51b09d92b91da798e66774e34-1200×700.png Looking at the results by grade level, 100% of lower elementary students chose “diary/picture diary,” with all 38 respondents reporting this type of homework. Another difference from the middle and upper elementary grades was that “plant observation” came in third place. While “independent research” and “book reports” ranked highly for middle and upper elementary students, “independent study/research study” came in second for junior high school students and above, suggesting that homework is becoming more focused on learning. How did your child understand and work through these assignments? 2. How well was your child in control of their homework?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17954/7006-17954-a3b5b31c0eb398ac857a3516c088f52e-1200×700.png When asked how well their children were managing their homework, over 40% of respondents answered, “I understood the content of the homework, but I couldn’t manage their progress,” which was about 10% more than those who answered, “I was able to manage my own progress.” Depending on the child’s age, it can be quite difficult for children to complete a wide variety of homework on their own during the summer vacation. This is where parental support becomes necessary. To what extent and in what ways did Yomelba members help their children with their homework? 3. How much did you help your child with their summer homework?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17954/7006-17954-72c077fe997299f8ba4a7a789fe55f5d-1200×700.png First, we asked how much help they had with their children’s homework. 78.2% of respondents answered that they had helped their children with their homework in some way. 26.5% said they had helped more than half of the time, which was a not insignificant result. What kind of support did you provide specifically? 4. How did you help your child with their summer homework this year?
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/7006/17954/7006-17954-21c250a36092d8b03980175821e67888-1200×700.png The most common answer, given by over half of respondents, was “I consulted and gave advice about homework and schedules.” It appears that many parents helped their children with progress management, which can be difficult for them, such as deciding which homework to complete and by when, and how to proceed with time-consuming homework. Additionally, “drills,” the most common type of homework assigned, also seemed to have a significant impact on parents, with 37% saying they “marked the work in drills and workbooks.” Regarding schedule management, one comment read, “My child doesn’t start his homework until the very end of summer vacation, so I end up getting caught up in the last three days of desperately trying to finish it. I wish he would get some progress on his homework early on in the summer vacation. I’d like some advice on how to get him to complete his homework smoothly and in a planned manner.” On the other hand, some people said that starting his homework early backfired. “The homework assignment was to draw a picture of something fun that happened during the summer holidays, so I asked my child to do it quickly before he forgot, but later he came up with even more fun memories, so it was difficult to find the right time to draw.” It seems that parents are also concerned about how to proceed and when to do so. At Yomelba, we publish the results of our survey on the challenges people faced with independent research and book reports, as well as themes they actually tackled for their independent research. We also have articles on tips for writing book reports and how to choose books, so be sure to check them out. Click here for details of the survey results
https://yomeruba.com/plus/life/survey/entry-94286.html These are the results of the “Summer Homework” survey. [About Yomelba]
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