Alhamdulillah ... kids are back in school!! Some parents are celebrating (to get a few hours of quiet time) while others are working hard to ensure their kids in school are effective learners. Here are a few ways you can make your kids school year productive.1. Facilitate your child’s bonding with the teacher. Kids need to transfer their attachment focus to their teacher to be ready to learn. Because parents do not take any interest in their kids' schooling, kids also become casual and inattentive in class as a result. If you notice that your child is not getting any homework in a particular subject or has nothing to share from what he/she learned in class that day - contact the teacher immediately! Don't let your child sit around and do nothing with his/her time. Start teaching your child at home and boost their interest in subjects they are struggling with or find least interesting. Ask the teacher to help you.
2. Facilitate bonding with the other kids. Kids need to make at least one friend to feel connected to the school. Ask your child the names of the students in their class, where they are from and what your child finds interesting about them. Ask your child which kids he’d like to invite over to play, who do they hang out with during recess/lunch. If your child feels shy, you can always visit him/her after school to interact with other parents who come to pick up their kids and invite the parents as well to playdate or icecream to your house.
3. Create a homework routine - this may vary from family to family but your child needs at least 2-4 hours of homework time WITH YOU to get good grades. Be involved in their homework, read the questions together and explore the answers aloud. If your child sees that you are interested in their education, then they will quickly take the initiative to learn. However, if you ask them to do homework while you watch TV or go off to a party then they know what their real priorities are in life.
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