education
Concern:
THEY WON’T KNOW WHAT A BOOK IS
What helps:
READING WITH YOUR KIDS,
EARLY AND OFTEN
Have a variety of books on-hand at home and
read them to your kids when they’re young.
Hearing the language and seeing the pages
while you’re reading allows them to immerse
themselves in the story and form mental
pictures otherwise provided by screens, says
Barbara Gottesman of the Montclair-based
College Help! Organization and Advising
Services. “Parents should take their kids to
books stores and libraries from a young age,”
she says. “It’s an activity you can do together
as a family.” Pick books of interest to your
child, or read the same one and discuss it
together. If you recommend a text that isn’t
too hard and is about an area of interest, he’ll
get a sense of accomplishment from finishing
it. When he has reading assignments, ask ques-
tions about them during car rides and meals.
Concern:
AFTER SCHOOL, MY CHILD’S
ENERGY GOES INTO SOCIAL MEDIA,
NOT HOMEWORK
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