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ABC's of Helping Your Child in the School Setting |
A... Attend all school functions.
B... Be aware of the damage that you will cause by telling your child that
he/she is stupid. The child might believe you are serious.
C... Communicate the importance of education to your child.
D... Don't criticize a teacher, textbook or school in front of your child
as the child will adopt your attitude
E... Encourage your child to talk about what happens at school each day.
F... Fix your child a good breakfast everyday.
G... Good readers are made, not born. Read to your child for 10
minutes every day.
H... Help your child get organized for school the night before.
I... Impress upon your child the importance of a good attendance record.
J... Join the PTO!
K... Keep up with what is happening at your child's school.
L... Lying for your child is not acceptable. You should not write fake
excuses for your child not doing homework or missing a day of school.
M... Monitor the amount of television and the type of programs your child
watches.
N... Never do your child's homework or projects for him. Instead, HELP him
with homework or projects
O... Observe the work your child brings home from school each day.
P... Praise something in every bit of work that your child brings home from
school even if it is only how neat his name is written.
Q... Quiet corners in your home encourage study. Set up a special study
area for your child.
R... Request conferences with teachers or counselors when trouble begins to
appear. Don't wait until a full-grown problem develops.
S... Send a happy, well-rested, well-organized and appropriately dressed
child off to school each morning.
T... Take your child to the library on a regular basis.
U... Understand that learning is not always easy and that your child may
need help at times
V... Value your child as an individual. Never compare your child to a
brother or sister of another child.
W... Work with your child teachers and school. Always consider yourself a
partner of your child's teacher rather than an adversary.
X... X is often an unknown ingredient. It's the extra special things that
you will do to help your child succeed in school.
Y... You are your child's most important teacher.
Z... Zip it all up with LOVE. LOVE gives zest to life! |
