helping your kids succeed in school
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HELPING YOUR KIDS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL
Mr. Ahmed Sami
COMMON PROBLEMS FOR STUDENTS
• LACK OF COMMUNICATION.
• NO ENOUGH ATTENTION.
• STRANGE HABITS.
• NOT INTERESTED ABOUT READING.
• WASTING TIME.
• NO SPECIFIC GOALS.
Mr/Ahmed Sami
HIGH EXPECTATIONS
1HIGH EXPECTATIONS
• YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
SETTING AND MEETING CHALLENGES IN SCHOOL. TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT
WORKING HARD AND STRETCHING THEIR MINDS IS THE WAY FOR THEM TO
REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
USE TV WISELY.
2USE TV WISELY.
• ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DROPS SHARPLY FOR CHILDREN WHO WATCH MORE THAN 10
HOURS OF TELEVISION A WEEK, OR AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN TWO HOURS PER DAY.
• WE SHOULD CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT OUR CHILDREN SPEND ON THE INTERNET,
PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND WATCHING TV.
TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS -- AND LISTEN TO THEM, AS WELL
3TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS -- AND
LISTEN TO THEM, AS WELL
• TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SCHOOL BUT DO NOT ASK THEM. (HOW WAS THE
SCHOOL?) BE SPECIFIC WITH THEM, TALK ABOUT THEIR FRIENDSHIP ESPECIALLY, YOUR
TEENAGERS, ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUGS, SMOKING AND THE PERSONAL VALUES YOU
WANT THEM TO HAVE. SET A GOOD EXAMPLE. LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR CHILDREN SAY SUCH
AS PERSONAL TALKS, HOWEVER UNCOMFORTABLE THEY MAY MAKE YOU FEEL THAT CAN HELP
THEM FEEL POSITIVE AND SAFE.
TEACH THEM STUDY AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS.
4TEACH THEM STUDY AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS.
• TEACH YOUR CHILD HOW TO MAKE A TO-DO LIST TO HELP PRIORITIZE AND GET THINGS
DONE. IT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS: 1.HOMEWORK. 2. SOCCER. 3. PUT CLOTHES AWAY.
• STUDYING FOR A TEST CAN BE SCARY FOR YOUNG KIDS, AND MANY EDUCATORS ASSUME
PARENTS WILL HELP THEIR KIDS DURING THE GRADE-SCHOOL YEARS. INTRODUCING YOUR
CHILD TO STUDY SKILLS NOW WILL PAY OFF WITH GOOD LEARNING HABITS THROUGHOUT
LIFE.
READ TOGETHER
5READ TOGETHER
• CHILDREN READ AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS PERFORM BETTER IN SCHOOL. SHOW YOUR
KIDS HOW MUCH YOU VALUE READING. LET CHILDREN READ TO YOU AND TALK ABOUT THE
BOOKS WITH THEM. WHAT WAS THE BOOK ABOUT? WHY DID A CHARACTER ACT THAT WAY?
WHAT WILL HE OR SHE DO NEXT? LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS TO TEACH CHILDREN THE MAGIC
OF LANGUAGE, WORDS, AND STORIES. TELL STORIES TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR
FAMILIES AND THEIR CULTURE.
• IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. IT‘S ABOUT YOUR CHILD, AND WHAT
IS BEST FOR HIM. AS MUCH AS YOU CAN PUT PERSONAL
FEELINGS ASIDE AND FOCUS ON YOUR CHILD.
I wish you the best of succeed in the rest of the school year.