Who has never heard their children say, "I have no want to go to school?
But when it's recurrent, it's time to find the right attitude to try to make your darlings like school.
You may think that it does not depend on you, but on the teacher or the child himself? It's not that simple.
Your behavior can greatly affect how your child perceives school.
So here are my 4 secrets for school to be fun for your child. And you even have the right to repeat them!
I show that I am involved in school life:
- I make an appointment with the master or mistress
- I attend parent-teacher meetings
- I get involved in the end-of-year party
- I accompany school outings
- I help to lead a manual work or gardening workshop...
In short, I show my child that his daily world is worthy of interest and that I have good relations with the members of the school.
Notes are landmarks , but it should not be made the only reference of the child's work and learning.
There are lots of other ways to take an interest in school monitoring:to have him tell what he has understood from a lesson, to find out the subjects he prefers, to highlight his best skills.
If the marks are too low, do not hesitate to discuss with the teacher to understand the reason.
And if they increase, even by 1 or 2 points, congratulate him.
They have supposedly been banned for years, but the reality is quite different.
However, no need to turn them into a chore .
Set aside time for homework and lessons that is not too long each day after snack time, but not longer than 30 minutes for 6-year-olds to 1 hour for 10-year-olds.
Help him if necessary, without doing the work for him, but by giving an explanation, or by checking a result.
Delegate this task if you don't have the time or the patience.
Stop to overloaded Wednesdays and at the evenings where we run between music sessions and judo lessons!
Children need time out :school being compulsory, we offload on Wednesdays and weekends and we give them time to rest, and even to... get bored!
