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Make sure your child
gets a good night’s sleep. Have a regular scheduled time
for meals, homework, play and sleep.
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Stop in at school
to volunteer, attend class events, participate in school and
PTA activities, and to observe your child in class.
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Talk to the teachers,
counselor and principal about expectations (including benchmarks)
for your child. Discuss your commitment to your child’s
education and ways you can help with lessons.
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Make sure your child
comes to school on time. This reinforces the importance of
education and ensures that your child is not missing valuable
information.
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Go over your child’s
schoolwork. This includes reviewing homework; expecting assignments
to be completed on time and neat; reviewing in class assignments
and test, and redoing things that were incorrect.
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Talk with your child
about what he or she sees on television or current events.
With younger children discuss the difference between real and
pretend. With older children discuss current events and their
impact on your local community, your family and how these events
connect to lessons in school.
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Reinforce good behaviors – reward
good behavior; clearly distinguish between good and bad consequences;
work before play; and point out examples of people who try
hard to succeed.
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Encourage your child
to enjoy life and learning. Get your child involved in activities
that are fun and point out how what is learned in school can
help your child. So that he or she understands learning is
an important part of what he or she cares about.
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Read to and with
your child. Reading to and with your child not only helps your
child to develop literacy skills, it helps to develop brain
cell growth and strengthen connections between parts of the
brain.
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