Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Great Tips on Helping Your Child do Better in School

By Christine Maxwell


Part of being a parent wants our kids to do their very best in school. We want them to have good grades and get into the honor roll. Most kids today prefer playing games on PS3 or surfing the internet to studying, and you're very lucky if you have a kid prefers reading or studying their lessons. If you are one of the many parents who are worried about their kid's learning, here are some helpful tips.

EAT TOGETHER

Yes, you read that right. Most parents think eating together is just that, but it's actually much more. Dinner is a valuable opportunity for the family to spend time together. US research of low-income families has shown that kids whose families eat together generally have better literacy rates.

A study made on families with low income has shown that kids from families that eat together generally have better literacy rates. All the back and forth that happens at the table gives the kids an opportunity to develop their verbal skills, and kids with better verbal skills just performs better in school - this is a fact.

KEEP YOUR EXPECTATIONS HIGH

Kids can achieve great things if they know where they're going, so don't be afraid to help them set goals--and set them high. When you set a low goal, that's all your child is going to reach, and they wouldn't get much of it. There's no such thing as impossible, and setting that on your child's mind as early as now would benefit him more than you can ever imagine.

HELP YOUR CHILD WITH ORGANIZING

Together, create a work schedule and put all assignments on a calendar so your child can pace himself and plan ahead. Show him how to break assignments down into manageable sections. Without a schedule, students can easily forget what they have to do. If there's an assignment that requires a lot of work, they need to get going on it early and an organizer will help them with that.




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