How To Support Your Child To Learn From Home (Part 1)
Parental support is very important in realizing the success of their children's education. However, there are still many parents who are less aware of their role in supporting children's education and leaving it entirely to school.
National Education Day is not merely ceremonial for students and teachers. But all levels of society, especially parents, welcomed him. Not necessarily by following the flag ceremony like students, teachers, and institutions involved in the world of education, but as a moment to reflect on education in this country. Especially, education in children.
Unfortunately, not many parents realize that their role in supporting children's education greatly influences children's success in learning and socializing. No doubt, many are giving up children's education entirely to the school. In fact, to realize the success of education, it takes a harmonious synergy between the school and parents.
So, what can you (as a parent) give to realize the success of children's education?
Choose the school according to the child's interests.
Before enrolling your child in a particular school, look for information about the intended school that is tailored to the interests of the child. If your child has a great interest in foreign languages, there is nothing wrong if you put your child in a school that introduces several foreign languages in their learning, or in their extracurricular activities.
In addition, if your child likes art, you can put it in a school that has a variety of art extracurriculars of interest. Suitability of children's interests with school will facilitate you in developing the potential of your child. In addition, children will feel happy going to school in accordance with their interests.
Meet the needs of the school.
It is the responsibility and obligation of every parent to meet their children's school needs. Little school needs, including school equipment and school fees. School equipment such as school books, bags, pencils, picture books, and others. Children's school needs, both costs and school equipment, cannot be said to be cheap. Some parents prepare tuition fees for their children with insurance education even before their children attend school.
Accompany children to learn at home.
Children sometimes do not immediately understand certain subject matter that they get at school. You, as his parents, are expected to help him solve the problem. When at home, accompany your child to learn and help your child to understand the subject matter that is not mastered.
Child's motivation to achieve his goals through education.
Formal education is very important for children to achieve their goals. You must motivate your child to study hard and go to school to achieve the goals he wants. Example: 'Adek said he wanted to be a doctor huh? If you want to be a doctor, you must study hard and study hard, so that you can be smart and achieve child's goal.
Create a comfortable atmosphere for learning.
Create a comfortable and quiet home atmosphere so that children can concentrate while learning, such as: turn down the volume of the television or turn off the television, and enough light to learn.
Love and affection.
Attention and affection of parents to their children is very instrumental in supporting the success of children's education. For example, when children have difficulty in learning, parents immediately find solutions to overcome them, when children have problems with their friends, parents also with attention and affection help deal with the problem.
Instill character.
Instilling character can not be separated from the role of parents. Many moral values that must be taught to children, such as polite in saying, not saying dirty, greeting others, respecting and / or respecting others, and others. This is important to be instilled in children from an early age so that they not only become smart children in school, but also smart in attitude and polite behavior.