Helping your kids succeed in school

HELPING YOUR KIDS SUCCEED IN SCHOOL

Mr. Ahmed Sami

COMMON PROBLEMS FOR STUDENTS

• LACK OF COMMUNICATION.

• NO ENOUGH ATTENTION.

• STRANGE HABITS.

• NOT INTERESTED ABOUT READING.

• WASTING TIME.

• NO SPECIFIC GOALS.

Mr/Ahmed Sami

HIGH EXPECTATIONS

1HIGH EXPECTATIONS

• YOU CAN COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF

SETTING AND MEETING CHALLENGES IN SCHOOL. TELL YOUR CHILDREN THAT

WORKING HARD AND STRETCHING THEIR MINDS IS THE WAY FOR THEM TO

REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL

USE TV WISELY.

2USE TV WISELY.

• ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT DROPS SHARPLY FOR CHILDREN WHO WATCH MORE THAN 10

HOURS OF TELEVISION A WEEK, OR AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN TWO HOURS PER DAY.

• WE SHOULD CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT OUR CHILDREN SPEND ON THE INTERNET,

PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND WATCHING TV.

TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS -- AND LISTEN TO THEM, AS WELL

3TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS -- AND

LISTEN TO THEM, AS WELL

• TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SCHOOL BUT DO NOT ASK THEM. (HOW WAS THE

SCHOOL?) BE SPECIFIC WITH THEM, TALK ABOUT THEIR FRIENDSHIP ESPECIALLY, YOUR

TEENAGERS, ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRUGS, SMOKING AND THE PERSONAL VALUES YOU

WANT THEM TO HAVE. SET A GOOD EXAMPLE. LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR CHILDREN SAY SUCH

AS PERSONAL TALKS, HOWEVER UNCOMFORTABLE THEY MAY MAKE YOU FEEL THAT CAN HELP

THEM FEEL POSITIVE AND SAFE.

TEACH THEM STUDY AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS.

4TEACH THEM STUDY AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS.

• TEACH YOUR CHILD HOW TO MAKE A TO-DO LIST TO HELP PRIORITIZE AND GET THINGS

DONE. IT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS: 1.HOMEWORK. 2. SOCCER. 3. PUT CLOTHES AWAY.

• STUDYING FOR A TEST CAN BE SCARY FOR YOUNG KIDS, AND MANY EDUCATORS ASSUME

PARENTS WILL HELP THEIR KIDS DURING THE GRADE-SCHOOL YEARS. INTRODUCING YOUR

CHILD TO STUDY SKILLS NOW WILL PAY OFF WITH GOOD LEARNING HABITS THROUGHOUT

LIFE.

READ TOGETHER

5READ TOGETHER

• CHILDREN READ AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS PERFORM BETTER IN SCHOOL. SHOW YOUR

KIDS HOW MUCH YOU VALUE READING. LET CHILDREN READ TO YOU AND TALK ABOUT THE

BOOKS WITH THEM. WHAT WAS THE BOOK ABOUT? WHY DID A CHARACTER ACT THAT WAY?

WHAT WILL HE OR SHE DO NEXT? LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS TO TEACH CHILDREN THE MAGIC

OF LANGUAGE, WORDS, AND STORIES. TELL STORIES TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT THEIR

FAMILIES AND THEIR CULTURE.

• IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU. IT‘S ABOUT YOUR CHILD, AND WHAT

IS BEST FOR HIM. AS MUCH AS YOU CAN PUT PERSONAL

FEELINGS ASIDE AND FOCUS ON YOUR CHILD.

I wish you the best of succeed in the rest of the school year.

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