Proven Ideas Parents Can Use to Help Their Children Do Better in School

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Making Time Count

• Put specific times on your calendar each week when you will spend time with your children. During that time, focus your love and attention on your child.

Reading to Your Child

• Want your children to be good readers? Let them see you read. In 1988, more students than ever reported that their homes contained few or no reading materials.

Building Self-Esteem

• Constantly look for ways to tell your children what you like about them, that you love them. There is no age limit on this. "When I do something well, no one ever remembers. When I do something wrong, no one ever forgets." Those words were written by a high school dropout.

Solving School Problems

• How to make report cards a positive experience:
  • Preparation. Ask, "What do you think your report card will tell us?" Getting ready is helpful.
  • Perspective. Understand that a report card is just one small measure of your child. A child with poor grades still has plenty of strengths. Positive action. Find something to praise. Focus on how to improve.

Reinforcing Learning

• Show your child that writing is useful. Have them help you write a letter ordering something, asking a question, etc. Then show them the results of your letter.

Homework

• Try having your child teach you the homework. The teacher always learns more than the student.

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