QuickTips—Building Student Responsibility

Learning is Your Child's Responsibility

Until a student wants to learn, understands that learning will help him, and finally accepts responsibility for his own learning, education can be an uphill struggle. Better than anyone else, parents can help children understand the importance of education and how it relates to "real life." This QuickTip provides parents with home activities and successful strategies other parents have used to help children accept their learning responsibility. (Also part of the Helping At-Risk Students—Responsibility Top Priority Pack.) Stock #1112 (Spanish #2112)

Seven Habits of Highly Responsible Students

Highly responsible students have some common traits that lead to their success. Schools, acting alone, have a hard time teaching students these responsible habits. This QuickTip identifies seven habits common to responsible students...and suggests practical things parents can do at home to help their children develop them. (Also part of the Helping At-Risk Students—Self-Discipline Top Priority Pack.) Stock #1113 (Spanish #2113)

Sharing the Family Work Load Teaches Responsibility

It takes a lot of work to keep today's busy family going—and that's actually helpful when it comes to teaching children responsibility that will help them succeed in school, and in everything else they do. This QuickTip details specific ways parents can help children develop a sense of responsibility through sharing family chores. Common problems of scheduling, monitoring and job swapping are covered. Stock #1114 (Spanish #2114)

Help Your Child Take Responsibility for Belongings and School Work

Some children seem particularly prone to losing their books, their lunch, their homework, pencils, coats, boots—you name it! Other students rarely lose anything. The difference is the sense of responsibility these children have developed, and the best place to learn responsibility is at home. This QuickTip explains the problem to parents and details successful ways to teach children how to take responsibility for their belongings—and their school work—by giving them practice at home. Stock #1115 (Spanish #2115)

Help Your Child Make Responsible Decisions

Responsible decision-making affects a child's school work. . . and life. Yet, decision-making can be a complicated process, and learning to make responsible decisions can be even harder. Educators say the best time to start teaching children to make good decisions is when they are young, and the best place is at home. This QuickTip shares some simple, yet effective, methods parents can use to give children the practice, and the satisfaction, of making responsible decisions. Stock #1116 (Spanish #2116)

Teach Your Child the Responsibility of Remembering

Often we think people either have the ability to remember things well or they don't. But the research says that's usually not true. All students—except those with rare disorders or injuries—can be taught to remember key facts and concepts, to remember their homework and other important things. This QuickTip shares some effective memory techniques children can be taught to use and suggests ways parents can encourage children to accept the important responsibility of remembering important things. Stock #1117 (Spanish #2117)

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