It's Back to School Time!
As summer vacation draws to a close and the new school year begins, help ensure a successful school year for your child from the start! Here are some tips on how you can support your child in school:
Ask your child about school everyday
> Don’t ask too soon
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Develop a ritual
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Ask specific open-ended questions
> Read everything the teacher sends home
> Give your child space
Make sure your child is ready for school
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Goes to bed at reasonable hour
> Eats a filling and nutritious breakfast
> Wears proper clothes for day’s activities and weather
> Label all belongings
>Make sure child has lunch/lunch money
> Put homework/paperwork in backpack
> Remember special supplies for special days
> Make sure child knows who will pick him/her up and where
> Get your child to school on time – every day
Regularly tell the teacher about your child:
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Positive and negative changes
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How your child feels about school
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How your child feels about school friends
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What your child’s special interests are
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What your child’s special needs are
Support your child’s teacher and school rules
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Conflict resolution:
* Make an appointment
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Consider carefully what you want to say
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Voice concerns in friendly tone, non-threatening
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Prepare to listen to the teacher’s side
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Enlist help of principal if solution cannot be reached
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Use these same steps if teacher contacts you with a problem
Teach your child how to listen
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Read aloud to your child – even after they learn to read
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Limit “screen” time
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Make eye-contact, gently touch shoulder or arm, to secure attention
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Ask child to repeat back to you when giving directions
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Play talking/listening games
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Model good listening behaviors
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Spend time with them doing quiet activities
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Teach them respect for adults
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