Succeed in School
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The most important thing you can do is be involved with your child’s education before and during their school years. Your child’s success in school takes hard work, planning, a few basic skills and the desire to want to succeed.
The Basics
In the home
♦ Children need time with their parents – no matter how busy you are
♦ When children get attention at home, they have a greater sense of security and self-worth
♦ Communicate with your child – in the car, on a bus, at mealtime, at bedtime
♦ Ask questions and listen to their answers
♦ Let them see you read, read to them, read with them
♦ Visit the library and get a library card!
♦ Keep pencils and paper, crayons, and markers handy for notes, crafts or schoolwork
♦ Teach them to do things for themselves, don’t do the work for them
♦ Break jobs into small pieces and then do them one at a time
♦ Create a reasonable, consistent schedule of jobs your child can do around the house
♦ Develop consistent rules they can depend on
♦ Set limits on watching the television
♦ Watch the television with your children and talk about what they see
♦ Stress that education is important and all homework needs to be done
♦ Create a special place where your child can study
♦ Help your child develop a schedule to accomplish all tasks and show that you have confidence in them
♦ Show interest in all they do and praise them for a job well done
In the School
♦ Become involved at your child’s school either as a volunteer or spectator
♦ Talk to your child about the value of hard work and doing the best they can
♦ Talk to your child about what is happening in the school
♦ Read your child’s report card and messages from teachers
♦ Meet with your child’s teachers whenever possible
♦ Take part in school events
