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<\/a><\/p>\nFall is around the corner and now is the time to establish successful strategies and routines.\u00a0 This time of year we are ready to begin again, even more so than at the new year.\u00a0\u00a0 When families work together new routines, the results can be amazing!\u00a0 Communication is the key.\u00a0 No one likes to be told what to do whether you are an adult, teen or even a young child.\u00a0 Asking questions can make the difference on helping your children be successful in school and working together on solutions for family responsibilities and routines.\u00a0\u00a0 Here are some questions to help your family get a great start this fall. \u00a0\u00a0Host a family meeting to collaborate on this.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What are your personal goals for this next year?\u00a0 Help your child establish a minimum goal for one area by asking what specific actions they will take to accomplish this goal. \u00a0\u00a0Ask them how you can help them reach the goal.\u00a0 Share with them one goal you have too and ask for their help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What is the best way for you to keep up with your calendar, recording your homework and other activities?\u00a0 Families can set up a month at a glance calendar in a prominent place for everyone to see or use a digital calendar and print out the month at a glance.\u00a0 Each\u00a0 child will need their own planner for use at school, either a month at a glance, week at a glance or a spiral notebook to write in all assignments, important dates and other details. \u00a0Parents need a reliable planner system too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What is your best way to keep up with papers this fall? Some ideas might be one binder with tabbed slash pockets, one folder for each subject and a homework folder, a small box file, or an accordion file with one pocket for each subject.\u00a0 Remember, paper management is a learned skill and very important to practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What ways to study help you learn best?\u00a0 Auditory learners learn well with background music, softly playing in the background. Kinesthetic learners learn well with flashcards, re-writing and movement.\u00a0 Visual learners learn best with color, highlighting and underlining.\u00a0 Minimize distractions by keeping study time out of your child\u2019s room.\u00a0 Check grades weekly online with your students asking them to assess what is working for studying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ask all your family members to brainstorm all the stuff that must be done each week, including trash, dinner preparation, dishes, laundry, and more.\u00a0 Then ask each family member which task they can do best or which they prefer.\u00a0 When you work from your strengths and\/or work on what you prefer, everyone does a better job. Ask for family members to partner in getting these jobs done too, so that no one person has to work alone.\u00a0 Record their responsibilities on a chart and post this again in a prominent place.\u00a0 Everyone has come together to work together as a team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Start this year off with a plan for everyone in your family. Keep the strategies going with encouragement and enthusiasm, hosting family meetings to continue this dialogue and communicate about other important family values.\u00a0\u00a0 Starting new or getting back to routines makes a difference for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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