After talking to different Moms, the most critical skills to help kids develop to help them and (parent) successful are as follows:
1. 1. Help kid focus and self discipline in learning.
2. 2. Do not spoil kid. Establish authority and follow rules thoroughly.
3. 3. Good habit starts from cleaning up, eating on his own fast, arrive school in time and actually to be ahead of everyone.
4. 4. Help kid prioritize his tasks. Take priority to finish homework and only after that help kid enjoy fun and other extra curriculum.
5. 5. Reading, writing, language and math skills are the most critical skills to help kid build confidence and stay easy in school, which will further foster their head start in other field.
The above are all what I need to focus. Immediately action plan for me and Feilong to improve: (Don’t let the second child be an excuse. If I can not do this well at this time, after the second child is born, I would not have enough effort/energy to help Brycen anymore and it will have bad influence after he goes to 1st grade and on the second child.)
1. 1. 20 minutes meal rule
2. 2. Brycen to brush teeth, wipe his face on his own, only with limited supervision.
3. 3. Help Brycen recognize/write Alphabet and his name better. Strengthen his math skills
4. 4. Stay close to school curriculum and borrow related books to read
5. 5. Keep reading books/stories to him before bed.
6. 6. Teach him sight word (100 words) that he will learn in K at home. Practice reading and counting.
7. 7. Develop a proper daily/weekend schedule to help him learn and have fun.
8. 8. Be more patient. No yelling and threatening. Authority is not established in this way. Be straight forward with action terms and be concise about what to expect him to do. Keep repeating the same order. Do not need much reasoning about why shall he need to do this. Simply let him know what to do!
9. 9. Help him develop good habits: put aside toys/clearning up after playing or before change to next theme. Arrive school before 9:30AM so that he can fully take advantage of the circle time at 9:30AM.
10. 10. Learn some children psychology and educational basics. To be aware of and pay attention in daily parenting.
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