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Underachieving in
School
Is your child underachieving in school?
Some children get into bad habits with their homework because
they become preoccupied with TV programs or video games. Some simply
have never established good study skills. Other children who find
schoolwork difficult would simply rather play. Parents can help
these children cut back on other activities to reasonable amounts,
provide a suitable environment for study, teach them how to focus on
their work, and work with the teacher to grade the child's efforts
on schoolwork and homework. Adoption of these tactics has resulted
in improvements in performance.
Motivation for good grades eventually comes perhaps from an
enjoyment in knowing things, from an ability to see studying as a
pathway to a particular goal or future career; from setting
reasonable goals and achieving them and from her own self-reproach
when she falls short of her goals.
Sources: Helping your child to succeed from Your Child's Health
by Barton D. Schmitt, M.D.
Feb 1998 |
