By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
While it is essential that your child focus on something else besides school work, it is just as important that he is not over-scheduled. Discuss with him, at the beginning of the school year, what it is he would like to do after school for fun. Let him pick one or two activities per semester. Make sure he is doing it because he wants to, not because you want him to!
Do make sure that you can fit the chosen activities into your schedule, and if not, make other arrangements. Activities might include drama, music, sports, art or volunteering at a local non-profit. Having something else to focus on and include in his day helps to teach him time management, working with others, and leadership; all life-skills that spill over into academic success.
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