- Take advantage of orientation opportunities at the middle school and
find out as much information as possible about the school, including
homework policies, discipline, and school safety.
- Be a good listener
the most important thing you can do is to listen. Let your child ask
questions. Give your full attention!
- Help your child find her/his own
solutions, and give lots of praise for efforts.
- It's ok if your child
wants to keep certain thoughts and feelings to her/himself. Let your
child take the lead. If you ask a lot of questions, this can result in
her/him not wanting to talk!
- Help your child get organized. Your child
can use a planner to write down all assignments for every class.
- Having
everything ready the night before saves time in the morning. This
includes completed assignments in their schoolbag; clothes selected,
and lunch money ready.
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