Josiah Quincy Elementary School  昆士小學

Helping My Child To Be Successful

Have lots of books available.

Read.  Read.  Read.  Have your child read to you.  Have your child read my him/herself.  Read to your child.  Try to read everyday.  Let your child see you reading.

Children need 9 to 12 hours of sleep each night to work at his/her best.  Children need enough sleep to fully function at his/her best.  Children need to go to bed early enough to get up on time for school. 

Children need to eat nutritionally, especially at breakfast.  Make sure your child eats a good breakfast at home or at school.  

Limit TV during the school week.  Children need time to get exercise and to do school work.   

Provide a time and a place for your child to do his/her homework.  Have them do homework early.  Do not let them wait until it is late and he/she is too tired to work at his/her best.  Check his/her homework assignment book daily.

Be positive.  Tell your child what he/she is doing well.  If you want to help your child improve on something, tell him/her what he/she did well, tell him/her what to improve, and then tell him/her something good again.  Spend time with your child and get to know him/her.

Talk to your child.  Ask your child questions about school or about what he/she read.  Ask your child what he likes or dislikes.  Tell your child things about yourself.  Talk about a TV program or movie that he/she saw.  Communication teaches new vocabulary!  

Ann Tobin, Josiah Quincy School