Many of these injuries can lead to serious problems later in life including chronic shoulder, neck, and back pain. The large amount of homework is causing kids in both high school and junior high school to be up until midnight or later. When extracurricular activities such as sports, clubs, etc are added to the picture, kids may even have to wake up early next morning to finish their homework, leaving them with an insufficient amount of sleep. Some parents and teachers argue that it would be beneficial to a child’s academics to limit after school activities. However, cutting the time out of the few hours a week teenagers use for exercise, could be a factor in the growing obesity cases. The number of children who are overweight has doubled in the last two to three decades; currently one child out of five is overweight. These children are faced with more problems in school. Instead of learning and concentrating on their work, many children are developing low self-esteem and even depression because of teasing. The cases of obesity are growing most certainly due to lack of physical exercise. With more and more homework being assigned, kids simply do not have enough time for proper amount of exercise. Homework also takes away the time that a kid could be spending with his or her family. Rather than spending time bonding and building strong family relationships, parents and children argue over homework. Time is taken away from important aspects of daily life. This time is particularly precious in families with both the parents working. The time spent by such parents with their children is very limited. This time could be better spent going out to dinner as a family, or doing other activities that most families are not able to do because the kids don’t have time to take a break from their homework schedule. When assignments are given carelessly and frequently, it causes students to los interest in the subject. Negative results can also occur when a student is not able to complete