Contributed by Patricia King
As a teacher myself I found that a lot of parents don’t participate in their child’s or childrens education – for a child, that leads to not knowing what to do in life.
Here are 10 things that a parent can do to help their child with their education:
1. Sit down with your children and help them with their homework.
2. Talk to them and let them know how important education is to their future and how hard it would be to get a good paying job if they do not have an education.
3. Do a pop up visit to see what their class is about.
4. Encouragement is really important, not to just the child, but to parents too.
5. It’s never too late for the parents to be educated.
6. With this world changing so fast your child won’t be able to keep up – but they will get passed up – please, you can’t let this happen.
7. Just sit down with your child and use flash cards associated with things or objects.
8. Make learning fun.
9. When your child sees that you are interested, it will motivate them.
10. All a child wants is your time. That shows a lot of love from you. That’s all they want. Try it, it works!
Patricia is retired from Oakland's Unified School District's, Childhood Developement Centers
