| One of the most difficult challenges facing parents at the time of separation is deciding
how they will divide responsibility for and time with their children. Parents sometimes
fear that loss of their adult relationship will also mean loss of their parent-child
relationship. They are also concerned about the potential negative impact of their
separation on their children’s healthy development. |
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| -Years of research show clearly that children are more likely to succeed in learning when their families actively support them.
-When you and other family members read with your children, help them with homework, talk with their teachers, and participate in school or other learning activities, you give your children a tremendous advantage.
-Other than helping your children to grow up healthy and happy, the most important thing that you can do for them is to help them develop their reading skills.
-It is no exaggeration to say that how well children learn to read affects directly not only how successful they are in school but how well they do throughout their lives.
-When children learn to read, they have the key that opens the door to all the knowledge of the world. Without this key, many children are left behind. |
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| Homework can have many benefits for young children.
-It can improve remembering and understanding of schoolwork.
-Homework can help students develop study skills that will be of value even after they leave school.
-It can teach them that learning takes place anywhere, not just in the classroom.
-Homework can benefit children in more general ways as well. It can foster positive character traits such as independence and responsibility. Homework can teach children how to manage time.
Homework, if not properly assigned and monitored, can also have negative effects on children.
-Educators and parents worry that students will grow bored if they are required to spend too much time on schoolwork.
-Homework can prevent children from taking part in leisure-time and community activities that also teach important life skills.
-Homework can lead to undesirable character traits if it promotes cheating, either through the copying of assignments or help with homework that goes beyond tutoring. |
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| Does this sound like your child?
Is it hard for your child to sit still?
Does your child act without thinking first?
Does your child start but not finish things?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, you may want to read this booklet to learn more about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder!called ADHD for short. ADHD is a real illness that starts in childhood. It can change the way children act, think, and feel. |
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