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Neatness Counts: How to Get Your Child Organized

August 25, 2016
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Neatness Counts: How to Get Your Child Organized

BY DR. RICK BAVARIA

Want a little additional boost in your kids’ grades? Here’s a small suggestion that comes from many years in the classroom and working with kids of all ages: Neatness still counts

Use their best handwriting.

Encourage your child to use their best handwriting on school assignments and in-class writing. 

Check for errors.
Proofreading an assignment before turning it in shows your kid takes pride in the work.

Read out loud.
Encourage your child to read the finished assignment aloud.  Does it make sense? Can it be said better?

Slow down.
Show that taking your time and avoiding multitasking will save time and effort in the long run. 

Organize.
Neatness helps your child organize. Help them to clean out their notebooks and de-clutter their home study area. 

Set neatness goals together.
Come up with some neatness goals together.

Monitor those goals.
Make sure your child understands that they are important for you, too, and that you want them to be successful.

Check homework periodically.
If it seems messy and sloppy to you, it will to the teacher, too. 

Be a good role model.
If you’re always looking for something amid clutter and chaos, chances are they’ll learn that this must be normal.

Don’t give up.
Set your child up for success.

 

 

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