Some hints to help support your child while they are learning from home
Parents and carers are not trained school teachers yet they can support and encourage learning at home.
A few ideas to assist your child:
• Spend time with them.
• Believe in their potential.
• Talk with your child – about anything and everything – build confidence that they can come to you with any problems or questions they may have.
• Read with your child – this is just as important in secondary school as in primary school.
• Set routines – help them to develop good habits and a positive attitude towards learning.
• Help them to learn persistence and resilience – sometimes it takes time to be able to do things.
• Support good relationships – help your child to be able to socialise and get along with others.
• Let them help you with chores and do things together so they can learn – this can prepare them for when they leave home.
• Talk positively about school and the importance of learning.
• Set expectations for your child’s behaviour.
• Help them to learn to occupy/amuse themselves – quiet time is important.
These hints are from the resources developed by Catholic School Parents Australia in the Gearing Up for Parent Engagement in Student learning Toolkit. In addition to easy-to-read modules that help build key relationships, there are video case studies for Primary School Parents and Secondary School Parents