How Will You React? Whether it’s As, Ds, or grades in between – what’s the best way to react to your child’s report card? Read on to find your situation and a custom list of tips, along with ideas to help your child improve. My Child Works Very Hard, But Her Grades are Low. Tips for Talking with Your Child If you work with your child every night and she’s still not getting the material, be gentle with her. If your child isn’t catching on, she’s probably feeling bad and really needs your support.
Next Steps When homework is a struggle and grades don’t begin to show the time and effort your child puts in, then it’t time for a conference with the teacher.
Next Steps Ask the teacher for help. She may be able to work a behavior modification system into your child’s school program. Individual contracts can often motivate a child to do better, too. If your child’s lack of motivation is coming from other underlying issues, a small group counseling experience at school, or a few meetings with the school counselor, may point your child in the right direction. My Child’s Social Skills “Need Improvement.” Tips for Talking with Your Child Social skills need to be taught and practiced at home and at school. Here’s how to get started:
Next Steps If reading is a problem, then seeking help is very important: Reading problems don’t go away without extra attention to specific skills.
My Child was Graded Too Harshly. Tips for Talking with Your Child If you think your child deserved better grades, reassure her that you thought she’d do better too. Then tell her that you’ll call the teacher to find out how you can help her to bring up her grades next time.
My Child Received all “A’s.” Tips for Talking with Your Child A lot can be learned from a consistently strong report card, and your reactions are still important.
