When your child brings the report card home, begin by doing three important things during the encounter; allow your child to hold the card and read the grades to you, remain completely quiet during the reading, and listen with 100% of your attention. Once the reading is complete, do not pass judgment or invoke consequences or punishment. Your job as a parent is to ask open ended questions that will allow your child to make his own assessment (not yours) of his performance being reflected in the report card.
Ask your child questions such as; What is your favorite grade from this marking period, Why, What is your least favorite grade, and Why. Acknowledge any joy you see in her face about a particular subject she did well in, by telling her what you see. For example, if she exhibits excitement about her grade in math, simply say to her, “You look pretty proud of your math skills, what do you think helped you get such a good grade.” If he appears to be sad while talking about a low grade in science, ask him, “What would you have liked that grade to be instead?” When he provides you with an answer, ask him what he could do to bring that grade up for the next marking period. Download the ready-to-print article on this topic for more help. |
 |
||||||||||||||||
 
Categories7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleAttention Creativity Discipline LIstening Parent Education Parenting Positive Parenting Present awareness Project School school age Spanking Teens Toddlers and Preschoolers
|
|
 |
||||||||||||||
    |
||||||||||||||||
