A guide to raising a responsible child
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More Parent Involvement
Frequent Communication
Reading, Reading, Still Reading
Breakfast Fuel
Independent Students
Well-rounded but not worn out students
Well-love Children
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Ask your child daily what happens at school
Read the newsletters sent home
Attend open-houses
Attend parent-teacher conferences
Check assignment notebook daily
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Take the time to introduce yourself at the
beginning of the year
Check in with the teacher periodically
throughout the year
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Less Television time
Read to your child every night
Have them read to you
Look at books with preschoolers every day.
Encourage your child to pretend read before she/he reads words
Visit the library as often as possible
Buy dual-language books if English isn’t your families first
language
Schedule a regular time for reading
Look for books on topics your child is interested
Make sure children’s books are in every room of the house and
easily to get to
If the preschooler wants you to reread a book more than you want,
do it anyway.
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Use games, puzzles and jigsaws
Identifying problems and solving them
Point out different shapes in the house
Take your child shopping and talk about
quantities of anything you buy
Let your child handle money and work out
how much things cost
Look for numbers on street signs and license
plates
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Find a quiet place
Do be aware of modern teaching methods
Do plan a homework schedule
Do allow a snack first
Do discuss homework tasks and how it connects
with what they are studying at school
Do turn off tv
Don’t give your child the answer in order to finish
Don’t teach your child different methods from
school methods
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Stage 1: Grades 1-2: 60 minutes a week
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Stage 2: Grades 3-4: 90 minutes a week
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Stage 3: Grades 5-6: 30 minutes daily or
equivalent over 2-3 evenings or at the weekend
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Use a different color marker for each family
member, plus one for all family activity
For preschoolers, draw pictures or use stickers
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Empty backpacks periodically and refill
Create a system for paper work
Assign a place for everything
File old homework
Make a plan for keeping artwork
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Need for food after 8 hours of sleeping
Nutritious food provides:
Longer attention spans
 Better memory skills
 Fewer health issues
 Healthier body weight
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Listen to your child for their interests
Prioritize if child wants to be in multiple
activities
Don’t push a child into an activity
Make sure the activity doesn’t detract from
academic performance