Saturday, January 15, 2011

Parents who can't control their student's educaton

Often parents feel frustrated when their child hits middle school or high school.  The schools are bigger - more teachers, more students - and the parent just can't keep up.  What can you do?   A parent is still ultimately in charge.  There are many ways to take charge and make it a win - win situation.

Here are some quick pointers.
1.  Buy your child a good daily planner.  The planner should be about half the size of a notebook.  The student needs to write in it assignments, due dates and any other needed things to complete the assignment. 
2.  If you cannot trust your student's accuracy of writing assignments, have the teacher in each class initial the assignment as the child leaves class.
    This verifies accuracy of the assignment. Hopefully, the teacher will remind the student if it has anything missing.
3.  Reward the student with points for every signature.  The points can earn whatever is important to you and your child - ie - cell phone time, drivers permit - the list goes on.

The goal is to have a positive relationship with your child.  You do not want to turn this into punishments.  I would highly recommend that together you and your child work on a point system and what the points can earn him/her. 
More tomorrow.  Please feel free to post your comments or questions.

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