Investing some of your time into your child’s education will pay big dividends when you see them succeed!

Here are some suggestions:

1. Communicate with your child’s teachers. On a regular schedule, send a quick email, note or make a short phone call to your child’s teachers. The teacher can give you insight into how your child learns and ways you can support them at home. This is also an excellent way to keep teachers informed when there are any changes in family circumstances such as an illness, death, divorce, or other events that cause increased life stress impacting your child.

2. Become a school volunteer. Plan to spend 3 hours as a volunteer at your child’s school this year. There are a variety of ways you can get involved including reading to a student, chaperoning a trip, helping the teacher prepare classroom materials.

3. Homework Help. To help reinforce what the child is learning, ask them to teach you what they are learning. You can also reinforce learning at home by reading and playing together.

4. Limit TV time. To be successful learners, children need to exercise their imaginations. Limit TV time and encourage your children to find other ways to entertain themselves. Set up family reading times. Have a family board game night. Provide arts and crafts materials for creative play.

5. Connect with your child. Make family dinners a priority as this is an excellent time to talk about your child’s day at school. Ask specific questions about homework, friends, teachers, and activities in which they are involved.

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