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EL UVALDE TIMES
APRIL 13, 1991
Parents are their child’s first teachers

Did you realize parents are their children's first and most influential teachers? What parents do to help their children learn is more important to academic success than how well-off the family is.
Parents can do many things at home to help their children succeed in school. Unfortunately, recent studies indicated that many parents are doing less than they might. For example, mothers on average spend less than half an hour a day talking, explaining, or reading with their children. Fathers spend less than 15 minutes.
Parents can create a “cur-
Jane Chavez obtained her B.S. degree in home economics from Cornell University and a Master’s degree from the Child Study Institute from the University of Maryland. She served as á 4-H Club Agent with New York State Extension Service and assisted with training Peace Corps volunteers in Brazil. She was an author for Child Development Department of
By Jane Chavez riculum of the home” that teaches their children what matters. They do this through their daily conversations, household routines, attention to school matters, and affectionate concern for their children’s progress.
Conversation is important whether it is in English or Spanish. Children learn to read, reason, and understand things better when their parents read, talk, and listen to them. You should tell them stories, play games, share hobbies, and discuss news, television programs, and special events.
In order to enrich the “curriculum of the home,” some parents provide books, supplies,
Michigan State Univ, and assited the El Salvador Extension Service program and leadership development in home economics. She is presently an educational consultant having assisted some 14 or more students into being accepted to major universities such as Yale, Stanford, Harvard, Princeton and M.I.T. among many others.
and a special place for studying. You need to follow a routine for meals, bedtime, and homework and monitor the amount of time spent watching TV and doing after-school jobs.
Parents stay aware of their children’s lives at school when they discuss school events, help children meet deadlines, and talk with their children about school problems and successes.
Research on both gifted and disadvantaged children shows that home efforts can greatly improve student achievement. For example, when parents take the steps listed above, their children can do as well at school as the children of well-to-do families.
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The Wind Beneath My Wings — Carlos Villarreal and his son Paul Anthony Villareal reflect the theme of the popular song — parents are the wind beneath the wings of a child’s dreams.
El viento bajo mis alas — Carlos Villarreal y su hijo Paul Antony Villar-real reflejan el tema de la canción. Asi son las padres — el viento que levanta a los ñiños a lograr sus sueños.

What does a child start with in this world?
What is decided for a child at birth? A child has much of his physical appearance decided for him. We are told that he inherits his eye color, hair color, skin color, and his physical build. Have you noticed how children in the same family look alike? For example several children in the family may have a certain shaped nose.
many parents find that if they are continually cranky their children become cranky.
We can say that a child starts out as an individual and becomes more so as he grows up in his family and community. Because children are individuals, they respond to people in different ways. This means that we cannot treat
his attention. Make just a few directions and suggestions. We can talk so much that the child becomes used to it and ignores it. Or we can make so many suggestions that the child becomes confused and doesn’t know what to do. Be sure to give the child a chance to use his own ideas, too.
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In addition every child is born with a heart, lungs, a skeletal structure, and a nervous system. When we talk about our nervous system, we are talking about a subject that we need to know a lot more about. A child may inherit more than we know about the present time. Knowledge today is far from complete as to just what a child inherits.
We need to be aware, however, that this is only part of a story. Children are influenced by the kinds of experience that they have as they are growing. For example,
all children alike. You will soon discover that some methods work with one child and some with another.
Now we are going to discuss some of the things to do and say when we are playing with and caring for toddlers (ages 18 months to 3 years). Suggest things to the child in a positive way. For example, “Carry the glass of milk slowly” instead of “Don’t spill the milk.”
Use a smile and pleasant tone of voice in talking to the child. Speak to him slowly and quietly. This way you will be more apt to get
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