Help them with their homework and check it to be sure they understood everything they had to do.
Have a regular homework routine, but keep it stress free as much as possible. Remember that your chid has already done a day's work by the time homework time rolls around.
Read to your kids and with your kids - everyday - and show them by your example that reading is important.
Make sure they get enough sleep, some exercise, and eat well.
Be involved in the life of the school - attend PTA meetings and parent/teacher meetings, volunteer at their school if you can, touch base with the teacher from time to time.
Listen to what your kids say about school. Check out anything that seems amiss, keeping in mind that there are usually at least three sides to every story.
Make sure your kids have the basic supplies they need for school.
Encourage your kids to be helpful to others at school, to be respectful to everyone, and to tell if they are aware of bullying or being bullied.
Don't pressure your kids too much about school - not all kids are capable of A's - be happy and satisfied with their best, whatever that is. Not every child could do better if he worked harder.
Explain that it is important to obey the rules of the school, even if you or your child don't agree with them. Explain that there is a process to voice disagreement if necessary.
Be suppportive of the teacher and the teacher's decisions. If you disagree with something, talk to the teacher about it. Don't malign the teacher in front of your child.
Have a balance in your child's life. Life is not all about academics. Leave time for extracurricular activities.
There are probably many other tips that could be helpful, but mostly be supportive of your child, the teacher, and the school. Show by your example that you think school is a good thing and very important.
I hope these thoughts help.
2006-09-03 08:15:12
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answered by Anonymous
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1.Put yourself(parets) in your kids shoe.Imagine you were being the child & what is it that you would want first.
2. Help your child in studying
3.MOST OF ALL, listen to them-what r there needs & wants as a kid.
4. Tell them what kinda student u were back in the days. If you were a bad one they will learn from the parent, if the parent was fortunately a good student then the kid will see the parent as a role model. which is helping the kid in anyways.
5. Just be a fun parent-i dont mean by telling them not to do homeworks and just chill around but like make few fun of the Cs they got & more serious talk why he/she got a C. This helps so that they are more willling to come asking for help when they have another exam.
2006-09-03 15:11:47
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answered by confused?? 1
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Stay involved. If you cannot volunteer at the school, make sure you are involved in your child's life outside school. Make school a priority and make sure your child knows the importance of a good education. Also, stay in touch with your child's teachers. Email and the Internet are a great communication tool. Develop a relationship with the teacher and make arrangements so that if your child forgets a homework assignment or misbehaves in class, you know about it before he/she gets home. If you stay in the loop as to what he/she is doing at school, there will be less negative behavior. Word of advice, make it as easy as possible on the teacher because many of us see over 100 students a day and it is difficult to contact every parent every day.
2006-09-03 15:45:36
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answered by mathteacher 2
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You have to stay involved. Even if everything seems to be going wrong and you want to throw up your hands and let your child have their way.....you have to stay involved. I have had students with parents that let them fly overseas alone when they were little, and have other students whose parents won't let them watch a PG 13 movie (and they're 17). The big difference I see in successful kids and those who are really struggling is parents who are involved. Whatever freedoms you grant your child, do not believe that they are yet an adult. Let them make mistakes and let them have some independence, but no matter how conservative or liberal your parenting is, they will be okay if you stay involved.
There will be down times, times when you wonder if your child will ever make it to adulthood, times when you cannot possibly see things getting any better, but if you remain committed to your child and they know it, they will turn it around. The worst situations I see are when parents "give up" on their child (many times the child is screaming for independence and has gotten themselves in trouble with the law.....and mom thinks, "fine, I'll let him be a thug"). No matter what....tell your child you love them and are proud of them when they make good decisions. They don't have to be the best in their class...and putting those expectations on your child may get them good grades, but will also put them into therapy as an adult. Just love them...and don't give up. Let them be the person they are meant to be and they will find their niche. Your dreams of professional football may fall to the side when your son wants to take up drama, but respect the decisions they make and stay by their side anyway.
In high school my little sister tried drugs and was often drunk, and the day when she was 14 when we had to pick her up from jail was the day my mother finally gave up (to me). My mom cried and wailed to me about how she couldn't do it anymore, everything she had tried had failed, and she couldn't possibly have done a worse job parenting. But then after the drama settled, she went back into mom mode and kept plugging away at my sister, even if for awhile it was a losing battle (stricter curfews, less freedoms...guess how my sister reacted). But eventually the tide turned, my sister grew up some and thanks to the life lessons my mother had instilled in her....she turned out okay. My sister is 27 now, happily married with the first baby one the way, and is an award winning nurse in a very demanding department. She is an amazing human with a very good head on her shoulders, and is what I would consider very successful. A far cry from 12 years ago....but my mother didn't give up.
If you haven't gotten it by now...don't give up on your child. There is no other advice that will be a sure-fire way to make them succeed. You and your child will fail and succeed many times, but everything will be okay if you consistently stay behind your child, no matter what happens or what life may throw at you.
Believe me, my students that are successfull and more importantly, HAPPY, all have one thing in common. Parents who care. Nothing else is constant between the individuals, some parents were conservative, some liberal, some black, some white, some rich, some poor, some screamed and yelled, some never raise their voice. For every parenting style I have seen over the years, the only constant is parents who care.
2006-09-03 15:23:34
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answered by Beanie 5
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Participation. Parents need to know what their child is working on and show interest in their studies. Praise accomplishments and properly correct mistakes.
My (oldest) baby (15) is an Honor Roll, Deans list, multilingual, praised by the president in a sterling award... genius and the only time he ever slacks off is when I fail to do my part and ignore my responsibility to contribute and pay him attention when he needs it. Reassurance and participation, showing interest from a comfortable distance so as not to over crowd them or intrude. It is common sense...
As far as what I want him to be... Well that is not up to me. I want him to be what makes him happy and keeps his interest and helps him to always better himself. That is why he participates in after school clubs of his choosing!
2006-09-03 15:03:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Work on your child's self-esteem. I'm going into teaching and I've worked with a lot of children, and I can't stress enough how important self-esteem is to succeeding in school.
2006-09-03 15:00:04
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answered by Anonymous
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my dear,
Kids always want things, and they always get it these days, coz our generation couldnt have alot in the past .. so we dont want our kids to be the same, my advice is, and its really serious, start not giving them anything they want, without doing a good thing at school instead, and i mean it, nothing, threaten them, and do what you say, coz once you say something and you dont do it, your kids will stop even thinking of believing what you will say in the future..
2006-09-03 15:00:33
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answered by Red Dragon 3
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support and involvement.
2006-09-04 19:13:49
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answered by sunshine 2
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