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Is This Your Home? Families whose children are doing well in school exhibit the following characteristics. ESTABLISH A FAMILY ROUTINE provide time and a quiet place to do homework give children responsibility for household chores have firm bedtime routines including reading stories aloud each night are firm about eating dinner together regularly MONITOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES set limits on TV watching and electronic games ensure children are supervised during after school activities check up on children when parents are not home set a time to be home after play and stick to it know where children are and who they are playing with MODEL THE VALUE OF LEARNING, SELF-DISCIPLINE AND HARD WORK communicate with children through questioning and conversation demonstrate that achievement comes from hard work discuss and allow children to deal with the consequences of their actions EXPRESS HIGH BUT REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR ACHIEVEMENT set goals and standards for children that are appropriate for their age and maturity recognise and encourage special talents and interests inform friends and family about successes ENCOURAGE CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS AT SCHOOL maintain a warm and supportive home show interest in children’s progress at school work directly with children at home on homework and learning activities discuss the importance of school and education discuss what children might like to be when they grow up keep in regular contact with the child’s school and teacher ENCOURAGING READING, WRITING AND DISCUSSING listen to their child read everyday read to their child everyday talk and ask about has happened during the day encourage story writing and keeping records of holidays, special occasions turn off the TV some evenings and play games or have discussions
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