Taking responsibility and working independently are important qualities for school
success. Here are some suggestions for helping your child to develop these qualities:
*| Establish rules. Every home needs reasonable rules that children know and can
depend on. Have your child help you to set rules, then make sure that you enforce the
rules consistently.
*| Make it clear to [...]

Libraries are places of learning and discovery for everyone. Helping your child find out
about libraries will set him on the road to being an independent learner. Here are some
suggestions for how to help:
*| Introduce your child to the library as early as possible. Even when your child is a
toddler, take him along on weekly trips [...]

American children on average spend far more time watching TV or playing video games
than they do completing homework or other school-related activities. Here are some
suggestions for helping your child to use TV and video games wisely:
*| Limit the time that you let your child watch TV. Too much television cuts into
important activities in a child’s [...]

Let your child know that you think education is important and so homework has to be
done. Here are some ways to help your child with homework:
*| Have a special place for your child to study. The homework area doesn’t have to be
fancy. A desk in the bedroom is nice, but for many children, the kitchen [...]

Talking and listening play major roles in children’s school success. It’s through hearing
parents and family members talk and through responding to that talk that young children
begin to pick up the language skills they will need if they are to do well. For example,
children who don’t hear a lot of talk and who aren’t encouraged to [...]

Helping your child become a reader is the single most important thing that you can do to
help the child to succeed in school—and in life. The importance of reading simply can’t
be overstated. Reading helps children in all school subjects. More important, it is the key
to lifelong learning. Here are some tips on how to help [...]

Every child has the power to succeed in school and in life and every parent, family
member and caregiver can help. The question is: How can we help our children succeed?
The answer comes from a combination of common sense and research about how
children learn and about how to prepare them to learn.
We know, for example, that [...]