Liz Atwood talks about parents helping their kids stay on top of school work in this week's Tween Tuesday:

President Obama's daughters attend a great school, travel to exotic locations, meet world leaders and invite hot singers to entertain them in the White House. But it seems even the leader of the free world has to make sure his daughters don't watch too much TV.

"Malia and Sasha are great kids, and great students," Obama told the Today Show's Matt Lauer yesterday. "But if you gave them a choice, they'd be happy to sit in front of the TV all night long, every night." The president said parents must persuade their children that their No. 1 job is learning. The parents’ job is to make sure kids do their homework and that schools are held accountable, he said.

I do my best to stay on top of my children’s school work. It's not always easy. But tonight, when I'm telling my kids that they have to finish their homework before they can turn on the TV, I’ll take pleasure in knowing Michelle Obama is probably doing the same thing.