A positive attitude of parents towards school and holiday homework can help limit school dropout.
School dropout is not easy to predict because it depends on several factors. It often results from a combination of learning difficulties, unfavorable situations or an environment that does not value school. The summer holidays are therefore a good time to reassess with your child and the idea through holiday homework.
What is the role of parents in promoting academic success?
Parents have an essential role as the first educator of their child to influence him positively and give him a taste for learning in his school career. To help him stay motivated during the holidays, take an interest in what happened during the school year and start planning for the year ahead.
You can try to speak positively about school in general and praise your child for their efforts more than for the results themselves. Get him to talk about what he likes to learn and encourage him to be independent by first trying on his own before asking you for help.
What role do vacation homework have?
Holiday homework allows your child not to be completely disconnected from their school career and to catch up on certain shortcomings during this period. So choose an exercise book adapted to his level and discuss with him the time of day that suits him best. The idea is not to spend more than 3 hours a day there and to be available if he needs your help.
To motivate him, choose the teaching aid together, be patient and motivate him to do the exercises that interest him the most at the moment. In general, do not insist if he is tired and do not punish him if he has not succeeded in his exercise. You can also complete with equally interesting cultural activities to enrich and motivate him.
Find out more: “Helping your child live well at school!: school phobia, school ailments, learning difficulties: how to react?” by Bruno Humbeeck, Leduc editions.
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