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Study Skills and Organizational Skills Go Hand In Hand
Study skills are crucial for your child to be successful in his or her
academic career, but they alone are not enough to make your child a straight
�A� student. To get the total package, your child needs both study skills
and organizational skills. You can help your child learn and master simple
organization skills at home, from an early age.
One of the best ways to become a great organizer is to develop and follow a
great routine. Once you have home routines down, your child should do the
same with school routines. For example, if your child knows that he always
has to come home from school, grab a snack, and then do homework and study
until everything is completed, and that he is not allowed to do anything
else until this is done, he will accept this routine, and after a while, do
it without even thinking about it. Routines make even busy adult lives
easier to handle.
For your child to be well-organized and prepared both at home and school,
you will have to supply them with the essential items they need, pencils,
paper, highlighters, etc. Make certain that you are familiar with your
child�s class schedule, and the supplies needed, so that you can help with
whatever your child may need. Even if your child is a teenager, they still
look to you as a role model, so if you practice organizational skills in
your own life, they are much more likely to do the same.
As your child grows older and more mature, you should talk about the
importance of setting goals, and help them set some goals that they can
achieve, so that they can become more familiar with the process. You should
also make certain that your child knows what your expectations are, as far
as grades, homework, studying, and around the house chores. Don�t just tell
your child to do something one way, give them several options to choose
from, or if there are no options available, explain to them the reasons why
the task should be done in this manner. Your child will be much more open
and willing to try something if you explain it to them, rather than just
demand that they do it your way.
It is also important that you let your child know up front what will happen
if they don�t do as expected. If they bring home a report card that states
homework isn�t being done, or if grades start falling, let them know what
privileges they will lose, and for what duration. You don�t want to put too
much pressure on them or be unwilling to compromise, but they do need to
know that you will follow through with the consequences, if they don�t do
what is required of them. Your child again, may not like you, but if he or
she has to go a semester with no cell phone, or no parties, they will think
twice the next time they decide to skip their homework. For some children,
actions are the only way to get their attention so that they listen to you.
Teach your child that organization can help make their life better, and that
they will be able to do more things that they enjoy, if they plan a good
routine and stick to it. You have to stick with it as well, and don�t give
in just because your child begs to stay home from school today, or doesn�t
want to do that science assignment. It works both ways!
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