Having a brilliant child that is doing great academically is the dream of every parent. On the other hand, spending money on a child that is not producing the best academically sometimes becomes different. The pride of every parent is that their words are on top of their academics.
Notwithstanding, parents have a key role to play in achieving these success. It is proven that parents can effectively influence their child’s educational success by doing a number of things to help the child do well academically.
The mistake some parents do is expecting the child to do well just by going to school every day. Achieving excellent academics does not end in the quality of school the child is attending. The parents is surely part of the academic journey whether to success or to failure.
The are best practices that can guarantee your child’s educational success, no matter what your income level or background is. If you can identify what it is about these high performing groups in society that causes their children to do so well and to emulate it as best as you can. It’s worth mentioning that most of the things that help to create educational success are within the power of every parent.
In order to make sure that your efforts and money you spent on the child is yielding the best if results, do the following to assist your ward excell academically.
ENCOURAGE THEIR CURIOSITY
Curiosity they say kills the cut but in achieving academic success, curiosity leads a child to success. As parents, one important thing you can do for your ward is awaking the sense of curiosity in them. You can do so by constantly trying to engage with them about what is happening around the world and encourage them to ask questions. The world is a global village now and almost every one can have knowledge of things happening from far at the finger tips.
Do your best to get them answers to the question they ask and if you can’t, encourage them to find out. If they ask the question its because they have identified a gap in their knowledge that they want to fill. Some parents get bored when their wards are asking too many questions. It is a sign of an exceptional child that want to fill a knowledge gap. Don’t deny them the chance to express themselves. In a situation the kids are aren’t asking many questions, then stimulate them.
ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD/ BOOST THEIR CONFIDENCE
Let your ward know they can achieve whatever they want in life if they try hard enough and mean it. Help them believe in themselves that they can. As parents, believe in yourself first and translate that to your wards. You have to expect the best from them if you want them to be the best. This must be reinforced on a regular basis. Harmer this on regular basis. Don’t allow them to settle for less.
LET THEM UNDERSTAND THE ESSENCE OF WORKING HARD AND PERSEVERANCE
A child can have high IQ but without hard work and perseverance, they will achieve little. Success and intelligence is down to hard work and dedication. Working hard is a habit they must be thought and practice. It is a fact that people do things better when there is the understanding. Imposing things on them will not work. Get them to understand why. This must start early enough and not when they are old.
CONSTANTLY ENGAGE WITH THEIR EDUCATION
Children are happy when their parents join them to read and do things with them. You can engage constantly with them by reading with them at early stages of their life. You can also involve them in life’s many decisions such as counting up the cost of the shopping or finding the best deals. Do their homework with them sometimes even if you have helpers. Check their books from school, results and discuss with them.
GIVE THEM EXTRA SUPPORT
All children don’t have same intellectual ability, some may need extra help to be on top. Try to get them the needed support that will get them to improve. It may come in many ways. Some may need a private tutor, educational psychologist or psychotherapist. If your child is struggling at school and requires additional support, introduce the highest calibre of private tutors who will be matched to your child’s academic requirements and learning style.
You are definitely part of the academic success of your ward.
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