What You Can Do

As a parent, you are the primary influence in your child's life. Your involvement includes your responsibility to make decisions regarding your child's education, health and well-being.

Working with your child's school and your community increases your child's academic success. By being involved, you can help your child develop a positive attitude, achieve better grades, have fewer discipline problems, and stay away from criminal activity.

Success may be seen in many different ways; some see success as being rich and famous, powerful and influential. Others see success as achieving the goals they have set forth for themselves and having pride and satisfaction in their accomplishments.

Tell your child that success means reaching their own goals and feeling proud of their accomplishments.

Here are some tips that will help you become more involved in your child's education:

• Show a sincere interest in your child's schoolwork and activities.
• Set aside time for your child to study.
• Volunteer at your child's school. Get to know the teachers and administrators.
• Attend parent-teacher conferences.
• Read school newsletters and flyers that come home.
• Reward your child for a good report card and for making progress in school.