10 Tips for Parents with Middle School Children
1) Be a good role model. Children learn their behaviors & attitudes from their parents more than from anyone else.
2) Regularly spend one-on-one time with your child doing something you both enjoy.
3) Encourage a healthy lifestyle. Have nutritious food at home, make sure that your child is physically active on a regular basis, and that he/she gets enough sleep.
4) Be a parent. Your child has friends. Your child needs you to be a parent.
5) Insist that your child be on time, in school every day and expect your child to work up to his/her potential.
6) Show interest in what your child is studying and how he/she is doing academically- attend parent conferences. Know when grading periods end and be aware of your child's grades. Contact teachers, check skyward, and go to teachers' websites.
7) Know your child's friends and meet the parents.
8) Know what kinds of music your child listens to and what videos and TV shows your child watches. Provide guidelines and set limits. Be aware and monitor the technology your child uses (cell phones, facebook etc.)
9) Ask open-ended questions that require more than one word answers. Instead of "How was school today" ask "Tell me about your day."
10) If your child is involved in extra-curricular activities, go to every performance or game.
2) Regularly spend one-on-one time with your child doing something you both enjoy.
3) Encourage a healthy lifestyle. Have nutritious food at home, make sure that your child is physically active on a regular basis, and that he/she gets enough sleep.
4) Be a parent. Your child has friends. Your child needs you to be a parent.
5) Insist that your child be on time, in school every day and expect your child to work up to his/her potential.
6) Show interest in what your child is studying and how he/she is doing academically- attend parent conferences. Know when grading periods end and be aware of your child's grades. Contact teachers, check skyward, and go to teachers' websites.
7) Know your child's friends and meet the parents.
8) Know what kinds of music your child listens to and what videos and TV shows your child watches. Provide guidelines and set limits. Be aware and monitor the technology your child uses (cell phones, facebook etc.)
9) Ask open-ended questions that require more than one word answers. Instead of "How was school today" ask "Tell me about your day."
10) If your child is involved in extra-curricular activities, go to every performance or game.