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How to get involved as a parent

Monday, September 8, 2008

You've Got Game: Team up with your student!

Just because your student is at KU, it doesn't mean that she no longer needs you to be involved in her life. It's important for you to be involved - it's actually quite essential to her success!

The key is to be interested in what's happening in her life without being too intrusive. Some ways to do just that are:

¥Offer supportive open-ended comments which will allow her to open up and share her experiences with you. It's important to make sure that conversations with her do not sound like "quizzes."

¥Instead of always focusing on grades, ask your student what she is learning in her classes - that takes the pressure off and allows her to share exciting information.

¥Don't always ask where she was if she wasn't in when you called; ask what she's getting involved in and what interests her so far.

¥Let her share her enthusiasm and victories, as well as her agonies of defeat.


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