7 Tips to Improve Your Child's Education

01/24/2011

Learning doesn't always have to happen inside the walls of a school. Part of effective parenting involves bringing education full circle and helping kids to expand during their time outside of the classroom.

#1 Help Your Kids Appreciate The Library

Not only are public libraries are free, but they are brimming with information to spark your child's mind. Taking your children to the library for the day can be a great rainy day activity. Allow your kid to look at the books until he or she finds one that looks interesting. Starting at the library young can help foster a love of reading!

#2 Explore the World

Day to day activities or vacations can quickly become a learning experience. Going to the park? Spend a little time gathering some information about the trees, geography, or history of the park. Incorporate these facts into your day. There's no need to pull out flash cards and make it clear that this is a "lesson". Try to drop information into your fun conversation and see if it sparks curiosity in a particular topic.

#3 Embrace "Everyday Education"

Use chores and daily activities to teach. When baking with your child, try to include information about math when measuring out flour or discuss statistics while watching a baseball game.

#4 Introduce Culture

Expose your child to a variety of different activities. Museums, zoos, historical sites, plays, musicals, sporting events, concerts and tours can help a child find a fun passion or hobby. Many of these things can be cost-friendly as well. Many zoos, for example, have free days once or twice a month.

#5 Make Faith Fun

If your family belongs to a religious community, bring your children to camps, workshops, retreats and youth groups. These experiences are helpful in developing a social identity, as well as learning about the history of your religion.

#6 Inspire Curiosity

Kids love to ask questions. Encourage this! A trip to the workplace can bring about a conversation about money, politics or industry. Watching a movie can bring about topics such as history, careers, or acting. There's a wealth of information hidden behind, "Why?"

#7 Plug In

The internet can be an amazing and useful tool in gaining knowledge.

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