Teach your kids to make sure that in winter snowy/icy weather, all cars have come to a complete stop before they start to cross a street. This is true even if they have a traffic light “walk” signal at a crosswalk. Cars can slide unexpectedly as they are trying to stop on the snow or ice and cause major injuries or death to the children as they are crossing.
Winter Weather Safety Tip #6: Asthma & Cold Air
Winter Weather Safety Tip #6: Be aware if your child has asthma, as the cold weather may aggravate his/her lungs.
Winter Weather Safety Tip #5: Skating Rinks
Winter Weather Safety Tip #5: It is always a safe bet to ice skate at skating rinks. This is because some ponds and lakes may not be frozen enough to handle a skater.
Help Children Be Independent
Do not do for your children what they can do for themselves. That means they will rely more on themselves and less on others. For example even 5 year olds can pack their own backpacks.
Quality Of Life
The quality of your children’s lives will be determined by the quality of the people in their lives.
Teacher Communication
When communicating with a teacher, keep the contact positive and professional. Share your child’s feelings, behaviors and/or your own observations politely. When teachers feel accused or blamed, they are more likely to focus on defending their actions instead of helping your child.
Praise Effort
Praising effort leads to a more confident child. Acknowledging their hard work motivates kids because effort is a factor they can control. Students cannot control the grades they receive, but they can control their preparation and determination to do their best. Applauding their effort reinforces the message that learning and improving is achievable when they try.
Backpack Safety
Overloaded school backpacks cause more than 20,000 back injuries per year. Make sure the backpack weighs no more than 10-15% of the child’s total body weight when in use. Have wide padded shoulder straps and a hip strap to distribute weight. Make sure the backpack does not hang below the student’s hip line. Also keep the heaviest books closest to the back.
Raising A Child Who Likes To Read
The best strategy for raising a child who likes to read is to read to, with, and in front of your child at least 15 minutes every day. Do this until they are in middle school. Research confirms that reading daily with your child in a fun, bonding and expressive way is the most important thing you can do to have them want to read. This is because kids will associate reading with pleasure. The daily reading can be anything including books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
Parents Correcting Homework & Teachers
In the long run, it is not helpful when parents constantly correct their child’s homework before they turn it in. Correcting your student’s homework gives teachers a false impression and ultimately hurts your child. If everyone’s homework in the class is perfect, the teacher will assume everyone gets the material and will either move on or give a test on the material. Teachers use homework to decide which students need more review, which are ready to move on, and whether the lesson was effective.
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