Your child will benefit if you:

• Encourage reading in your home
• Ensure adequate sleep
• Limit TV and video time
• Provide a well balanced healthy diet, even for teenagers
• See that your child attends school regularly and is on time
• Set aside a homework/study routine each school night
• Encourage completion of all of all assignments
• Attend all events in which your child participates
• Talk and listen to your child about school activities each day
• Ask for help or advice when your child is struggling or having a problem
• Provide ongoing enrichment
• Show respect and support for your child, the teachers and the school
• Support the school in developing positive behaviors
• Understand student expectations for each grade level & course
• Know how to access scholarship and financial aid information for higher education
• Update address and phone numbers with the main office
• Praise your child's efforts
• Schedule at least one teacher conference during each year
• Read everything that comes home from school, checking backpacks regularly
• Monitor test scores and performance carefully

• Say "good job" and "I knew you could do it."
• Ask "what do you think?" – and really listen to their answers.
• It's time to study. Set a daily routine for schoolwork, meals, and bedtime.
• Beat the clock. Let your children know you and others appreciate it when they're on time.
• Turn off the television. By limit­ing TV time, you'll open more time for other activities.
• Say "tell me about it." Learn what your children are doing in school. Encourage them to explain their assignments.
• Beat the "why do I need to learn this?" blues. Show children how their schoolwork applies to their lives.
• Get the library habit. Libraries hold a world of information. Make a trip to the local library a weekly routine.
• Show children how their schoolwork applies to their lives.
• Talk, talk, talk ... with your children as you go about your daily routines.
• Make story time a regular part of the day.
• Set high but realistic standards. Recognize that each child is different.
• Give them a pat on the back for a job well done.