Tips on How to Help Your Child in School Provide a quiet, clean workspace, whether it be a desk or kitchen table. Keep an agenda, diary or calendar of assignments and events. Stay in contact with the school, attend meetings, read newsletters and attend parent/teacher interviews. Know what is going on in your child’s life. Encourage and support your child. Show your child how you work hard and learn new things. Help him/her find answers to difficult questions in books, library resources or on the Internet. Make sure school comes first in the family’s priorities- before sports, jobs or socializing. It is helpful if one parent is present and available when homework is being done. Do not sweat the hairdos, clothes, Pokemon cards or music of otherwise happy students and kids. If something goes wrong and your child fails a subject or a year, offer hope and a chance to redeem him or herself. Love your child and show it. This is the cornerstone of success. Back to Reports & Articles Back to Family Support Network ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Susan Lieberman is in private practice in North York as a family therapist and public speaker. For more information, Call: (416) 512-6356. or Email: susanl@familysupport.net