It's time to help out your kids with their homework again. But now there's more resources than ever to help you do it. As children head off to school, parents reminiscing about their own carefree school days should also remember that this generation of children meets with a lot of pressure to perform.
Classrooms are larger, the competition is greater, and there are more academic standards to meet.
But parental involvement can make all the difference. Over the past few decades, study after study has shown that children whose parents stay involved in their schooling are more academically successful than those whose parents do not. Good Morning America's parenting contributor Anne Pleshette Murphy says parents who don't have the time to be a class mother or attend PTA meetings can still get involved in their child's education. She offers five tips and secret weapons to a successful school year. Touch Base With Teachers One of Murphy's top suggestions to parents is that they keep in contact with their child's teachers.