Parents Role

Although a parent’s role in their children’s learning evolves as kids grow, one thing remains constant: we are our children’s learning models. Our attitudes about education can inspire theirs and show them how to take charge of their own educational journey.

Be a role model for learning. Through guidance and reminders, parents help their kids organize their time and support their desires to learn new things in and out of school.

Pay attention to what your child loves. 

Tune into how your child learns. By paying attention to how your child learns, you may be able to pique their interest and explain tough topics by drawing pictures together, creating charts, building models, singing songs and even making up rhymes.

Practice what your child learns at school.  Go over what your child is learning in a non-pressured way and practice what they may need extra help with. 

Set aside time to read together. Read aloud regularly, even to older kids. If your child is a reluctant reader, reading aloud will expose them to the structure and vocabulary of good literature and get them interested in reading more.

Connect what your child learns to everyday life. Make learning part of your child’s everyday experience, especially when it comes out of your child’s natural questions.

Help your child take charge of their learning. 

Don’t over-schedule your child. While you may want to supplement school with outside activities, be judicious about how much you let or urge your child to do. Kids need downtime as much as they may need to pursue extra-curricular activities.

Keep screen time to a minimum. 

Learn something new yourself. Learning something new yourself is a great way to model the learning process for your child.