Many parents worry about their child’s progress in school. It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure that their children are getting the education that they need to succeed in life. Part of this responsibility includes keeping track of grades.
Many parents will ask teachers for grade updates through progress reports. In some cases, children may get upset about their parents intense involvement in their education. Some children even change their grades or lie to parents when they receive bad grades.
In most cases, it is very ineffective to punish children for getting bad grades in school. Doing so typically only makes them made instead of encouraging them to do better. Of course if your child lied about grades, you should make sure that your child understands that you will not tolerate that kind of behavior. Also give your child an idea of what will happen if the behavior is repeated.
So if you should not punish your child for bad grades, what should you do?
Here are some ideas.
Set up a conference to talk with your child’s teacher. The meeting should include the teacher, the parents, and the child. Discuss what the child needs to do to make up the grade and do better in the class.
If you feel that your child was not doing his or her best, have the child write a note to the teacher apologizing for not working hard in the class.
Sign your child up for tutoring sometime during the day.
Make your child aware that he or she can only continue to play sports if his or her grades are good.
Make your child take part in a study session with your supervision each day. Monitor and check your child’s work. This should be a television off time for your child to study or complete work.
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