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How To Help Your Child Succeed: The Home Setting. 1. Talk with your child 2. Set high but realistic expectations 3. Build your child’s self-esteem and confidence 4. Keep your child healthy 5. Support learning at home.
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How To Help Your Child Succeed: The Home Setting 1. Talk with your child 2. Set high but realistic expectations 3. Build your child’s self-esteem and confidence 4. Keep your child healthy 5. Support learning at home National PTA-Building Successful Partnerships—How To Help Your Child Succeed, Part I Overhead 2
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I’m OK, you’re OK Build your child’s self-esteem and confidence
Nutrition Facts • Teenagers drink twice as much sodaas milk • Less than 20% of children eat enough vegetables • 16% of children don’t meet the recommended standards for healthy eating National PTA-Building Successful Partnerships—How To Help Your Child Succeed,,Part I Overhead 4
Support Learning At HomeParents, the first teachers WE LOVE TO LEARN AT OUR HOUSE!
Did You Know... There is a higher correlation between kids dropping out of school and ending up in prison, than there is between people smoking and getting lung cancer? National PTA-Building Successful Partnerships—How To Help Your Child Succeed, Part I Overhead 5
How To Help Your Child Succeed: Working With the School and Community 6. Communicate with your child’s school 7. Encourage exploration and discovery 8. Help your child develop good relationships 9. Keep your child safe 10. Participate in community service National PTA-Building Successful Partnerships—How To Help Your Child Succeed, Part II Overhead 7
Communicate with your child’s school
One Way to Get Connected Overcome obstacles that prevent you from getting involved National PTA-Building Successful Partnerships—How To Help Your Child Succeed, Part II Overhead 8
Encourage ExplorationAnd Discovery Oh The Places We’ll Go
Did You Know... When parents talk about learning and provide a support system, children are more resilient and achieve more (Source: Henderson and Berla, 1995) National PTA-Building Successful Partnerships—How To Help Your Child Succeed, Part II Overhead 9
Circle of Friends Help your child develop good relationships
Keep your child safe STAYING ALIVE
How? • Provide structure and be consistent • Help children deal with stress • Teach your child prevention and safety skills • Encourage positive activities • Be proactive
Can I Help? Participate in Community service
Let’s Remember Parent Involvement = Student Success National PTA-Building Successful Partnerships—How To Help Your Child Succeed, Part II Overhead 10