Maria Chesley Fisk Help your children take healthy, productive steps toward their 21st century adult lives this school year. Here are five things you can do to help your children learn and succeed in their new classes and beyond:
Help your kids connect what they are learning in school to the real world.
There are lots of ways to be smart! We need a range of abilities—analytical, creative, social & emotional, and practical—and the motivation to use them. Yes, we are probably born with tendencies toward particular strengths and thinking styles in these areas, but all of them are affected by what we learn and experience. Parents, this is where you come in!