4 ideas to Help Your Child Succeed (Jan 30)

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 01/30/2018 03:20 PM EST

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4 Ideas to Help Your Child Succeed


As parents, we want our children to be successful in and out of school.  Sometimes it's difficult to know what to do to help our children.  Here are four ways we can help make any child more successful:

  1. Support. Children need to know that someone is in their corner. They can be successful if they feel that someone cares deeply about whether they succeed or fail, and if someone is proud of their successes and their efforts.
  2. Boundaries and expectations. Children need adults who act in responsible ways. Parents who are firm and loving—not just one or the other—have teenagers who do better at school, feel more self-confident, and get into less trouble than kids whose parents are too strict . . . or too lenient.
  3. Empowerment. All people need to know they make a difference. Encourage children to provide service to others. Make sure they take part in school, community, or religious organizations that give them the chance to do community service. Whether they read to younger children, help clean up a park, or collect food for homeless people, children need to know that they have helped improve their community.
  4. Constructive use of time. After school, children still need to be involved in constructive activities such as sports, book clubs, creative projects and STEAM. Check with your child's school and the Fairfax County Parks and Recreation for additional information. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/