What to Do When Your Child Says, "I Don't Know" Every Single Time You Ask
You sit down with your child to go over the day's work. You ask a question. He looks at the table, or the ceiling, or somewhere slightly past your left ear, and say: "I don't know."
Why Your Child Does Well at Home but Falls Apart at School
If you have ever sat beside your child at the kitchen table and watched them work through every problem correctly; then received a test result that looked nothing like that performance, you know how confusing and frustrating this can be.
The First Six Weeks of School Tell You Everything — Here Is What to Watch For
The first six weeks of a new school year are the most revealing weeks of the entire term. Not because of the grades — those come later but because of what you can see, if you know what to look for.
Is Your Child in Standard Four? What Parents in Trinidad and Tobago Should Know
Standard Four is where the primary school journey really starts to pick up speed. Your child is now around age 10 or 11, and this is the year the work of Standard Three starts to pay off or catch up. It's the last full year before SEA, and everything from the curriculum to the homework load to your child's own sense of responsibility shifts up a gear. If you're a parent of a Standard Four student, here's what you can expect, and how to support your child effectively.
What Parents Often Misunderstand About Standard Three
Many parents enter Standard 3 expecting it to be similar to Standard 2, just with a little more work.
Is Your Child in Standard Three? What Parents in Trinidad and Tobago Should Know
Standard Three marks a significant turning point in your child’s primary school journey. At around age 8 to 9, children begin to move from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”
You sit down with your child to go over the day's work. You ask a question. He looks at the table, or the ceiling, or somewhere slightly past your left ear, and say: "I don't know."