As a parent, you are your child's first and most important teacher. Generally, children do the best they can when their families are involved in their school life and have a more positive outlook on going to school. Research shows that in order to increase the child's academic performance, what the family does for their child's education is more important than whether the family is educated or how much money they spend on the child's education. There are many ways for parents to support their children at home and throughout school. These methods are listed below:
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Meet your child's teachers: Find a way to meet your child's teachers with the start of school life. This way, teachers will understand that you are there for your child and want to cooperate. Tell your teachers that you want them to contact you if there is a problem. You can also ask them for some advice to strengthen your parenting relationship with your child.
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Support your child with rewards or verbally for their success: Positive feedback excites children to achieve higher goals and increases their self-esteem. Discover rewards that your child enjoys and motivates them, and continue to implement them as they achieve the desired success.
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Set reasonable goals: Do not set goals that are harder to achieve than your child can achieve. Set more realistic goals that suit his potential.
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Schedule time together for his daily homework: Make an agreement with your child that he will come home from school and rest a little and then do his homework. In order not to bore him, you can ensure that he does not finish all his work as soon as he sits down at the table, but by giving him reasonable intervals and allowing him to do the activities he likes in between. Eliminate distracting factors such as television and phones while studying.
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Encourage your child to read books: For this, instead of giving your child a book and forcing him to read, let him choose a book that interests him. You must allow it. If you read a book with him at a certain time every day, he will have a regular habit.
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Pay attention to your child's physical health: Have regular health screenings and follow up, and ensure that he/she eats well and spends time outdoors.
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Establish an emotional bond with your child: Make your child feel that you love him and are with him. Spend time with him, chat, do the activities he likes together and listen to him.
Make him feel that he is unique: Every individual has different characteristics and is unique. . Your child also has his own interests, learning styles, abilities and a unique personality. Do not compare him with others, embrace him as he is and establish the awareness that he is special. This is important for the development of self-confidence and self-esteem.
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