Helping your child succeed in school
Sometimes a child’s behavior can interfere with their success in school. We are all familiar with the child who can”t sit still, who doesn’t follow directions, who has trouble making and/or keeping friends. If this child’s teacher has the patience and time they may be able to work at helping the child learn these necessary skills. However, with class sizes growing this isn’t always possible.
By helping your child at home to learn these behaviors they can be successful at school. Studies show that children generalize their learned behaviors from home to school. So helping your child to learn to sit nicely at the dinner table, wait their turn to get your attention, and learn to take turns and share you are helping them succeed in school.
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) can guide you as you workto help your child. Once you learn how to calmly and consistently respond to your child they become more compliant. They will learn how to behave better. Then when they go to school their will be fewer behavior problems that can take away from their learning time.
Good luck to you, and call if you need some help!