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13 Ways to Spend Time with Your Teenage Daughter |
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The older my daughter gets the more it's sinking in that I don't have much time left to spend with her! She's turning 16 in a couple of months, and I know I won't be seeing her much after she gets her driver's license.
It's hard to find things to do with your teenage daughter. You might be busy, they might have better things to do...I encourage you not to let this time slip away from you. Our interests may be very different from theirs, but there's always things you can do to bridge the gap. |
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Preventing Cyberbullying in Schools and the Community |
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Bullying is a form of emotional and physical abuse that is characterized by a power imbalance in which a bully chooses victims that he or she perceives as vulnerable. With the spread of technology-mediated communication in recent years comes a new form of bullying that can occur anywhere and can take a similar toll on the victim. |
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A Challenging High School Education for All |
Making Sure Your Child Is Ready
High school is the training ground for college and work. Today, most good jobs require a college education. The way for your child to get ready for college is to take challenging courses. a strong schedule of classes—such as english, math (algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, calculus), foreign language, science (biology, chemistry, physics), and history or social studies—should help your child do well on college entrance exams and will prepare him for the even tougher college courses. |
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How to Communicate Effectively with a High School Teacher |
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At long last, your child has entered high school. This is an exciting time for both you and your child, and you want to make sure that your child does well in high school. Part of your child’s success includes communicating effectively with your child’s high school teachers while at the same time enabling your child to begin the process of becoming an adult. STEP ONE
Meet your child’s teachers as soon as possible. Before school starts, attend the Meet and Greet and introduce yourself to every teacher. Provide them with your phone number and email address.
STEP TWO
Attend open house or curriculum night. Your child’s teachers have presentations to show you and you may have opportunities to speak to them regarding your child’s particular needs and individual situation.
STEP THREE
Make your child the first point of contact when it comes to personal responsibility. For example, if you discover that your child earned a bad grade, instead of calling or emailing his teacher immediately, question your child about the situation. He may confess to blowing off the assignment and you can provide him with the appropriate consequences. If your child cannot provide a decent explanation for his bad grade, contact the teacher. Remember, high school is about nurturing personal responsibility.
STEP FOUR
Sign up for your district’s online grade monitoring system, if applicable. Many larger school systems have this capability. Teachers can link their grade books to a secure website and parents can log in and see their child’s grades. Remember the above caveat. If you see a zero, ask your child about it first; do not email the teacher right away. Give your child a chance to defend himself first and make the proper restitution.
STEP FIVE
Limit your emails and phone calls to teachers to once a week or less unless there is a true problem with a child’s performance. High school students should deal with most problems on their own. You do not want to gain the perception of a high maintenance parent who badgers teachers with constant demands, as this could negatively influence a teacher’s opinion of your child.
STEP SIX
Assume that no news is good news. Many schools require that high school teachers contact parents if a student is failing a class or if her grade significantly slips. If you have not heard much from your child’s teacher, do not take it personally. Chances are your child is doing just fine. After all, most high school teachers teach 150 or more students each day, so individual reports to every parent are impossible.
Source: EHow Education Editor
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