How to Do the Most for Your Child’s Education
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iStock/Thinkstock(AMES, Iowa) — If parents leave it up to schools to do all the heavy lifting when it comes to educating their kids, then they’re not doing all they can to help their children succeed academically, according to an Iowa State University study.
Study author Kimberly Greder says there are numerous things parents should be doing to give their youngsters as much as an advantage as possible in an increasingly competitive world with the school year having started or about to begin.
Among other things, parents should create a good learning environment at home, according to Greder, while setting reasonable expectations for their children.
Involvement in a child’s education also includes regularly asking them what happened at school and taking an interest in their homework. Visiting teachers and counselors to talk about a student’s progress is also on Greder’s list.
While all youngsters will benefit from such parental involvement, Greder says taking these steps is especially important for those kids at the greatest risk of dropping out.
These children typically come from homes in low income neighborhoods with minority populations where the parents may have struggled during their school years.
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