How Involved Should I Be?
Age range of children that is most stressful for moms: infancy, pre-adolescence, adolescense, adult
What is pre-adolescence or mid-school age children.
Bedtime difficulties can arise for mid school age students for a variety of reasons. Name 2 reasons students are staying up late.
What is homework, sports, tv, computers, video games, hectic family schedules, and napping afterschool?
A _____________ helps your child learn how to prioritize tasks and manage time.
What is a daily to-do list?
True or False. Your mid schooler may act like a young adult one minute then revert to childish behaviors the next.
What is TRUE? These years are known as the "Tweens".
True or False. Attending conferences helps your mid schooler do better in school.
What is TRUE? Preteens and teens do better in school when families are involved in their academic lives.
__________ can make it difficult for preteens and teens to pay attention in school.
What is lack of sleep?
This valuable skill may make all the difference in how much cooperation caregivers receive from their mid schooler.
What is how you communicate your authority. Make demands of your child rarely works.
Reasons why pre-adolescence is difficult.
What are raging hormones, changing bodies and brains, exposure to peer pressure and risky behaviors, and a clash between a desire to be independent?
Document that outlines behavior expectations and policies.
What is the ZMS Student Handbook?
Right amount of sleep preteens need to be alert and ready to learn all day.
What is 9-10 hours?
What to do instead of making commands or using ultimatums with your child.
What is asking questions, making gentle suggestions?
True or False. Mid schoolers will take school more seriously if parents leave them alone.
What is FALSE? Make efforts to talk with your child every day so he or she knows that what goes on at school is important to you.
True or False. Behavior expectations are easier for students when school expectations match the ones at home.
What is TRUE? Students will see both environments as safe and caring places if expectations are consistent at school and at home.
Two ways students can be a good friend.
What is being kind to everyone and showing loyalty? These qualities will be appreciated by their peers more with time and help them learn what true friendship is.
Ways to foster your child's academic independence and relationship with their teacher.
What is let your student email teachers, talk to them, and approach them for help?
Your role in your mid schoolers' life.
What is provide love, guidance, and support?