Encourage your middle schooler to continue to read for pleasure on a regular basis. Know what is going on in the classroom and at our school so you can support and enrich the learning experiences. Resist, however, doing your child's work for them. Applaud the Effort Parents need to praise hard work and persistence - not just outcomes. Allow Mistakes Treat errors as opportunities for learning.
Mistakes provide good practice for dealing with life's setbacks.
While educators advise a quiet homework spot that is free of distractions, some teens work better to background noise. Let them do it their way - unless the quality of the work begins to suffer. A strong ethical framework, religious or otherwise, will help kids to resist the call of peer pressure. Let your teen know where you stand on ethical issues.