Title: 101 Ways parents can help students achieve | Education World
Headings: Tips for parents to help your student succeed
Tips for parents to help your student succeed
Content: Help your young child learn letters and numbers. Using crayons, make colorful posters of the "Letter of the Week" or the "Number of the Month." Find all kinds of ways to work this letter or number into your conversations and activities. Teach your child patience. Let him know that sometimes he has to wait for something. It is not always possible---or advisable---for parents to give children what they want. Teach your child that rewards often come after hard work and effort. Find ways to help your child feel important. One study by the National Family Institute found that the average parent spends 14.5 minutes a day communicating with each child. Of that time, 12.5 minutes are devoted to parental criticism or correction.