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Resources from the November Blog called "Five Tips for Successful Students"
Eat Together.
- Family Meals: More than Good Nutrition: https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=family-meals-more-than-good-nutrition-1-2152
- Why the Family Meal is Important: https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/topic/default?id=why-the-family-meal-is-important-1-701
Encourage sleep
- Your child’s sleep affects their brain: https://www.childrens.com/health-wellness/your-childs-sleep-affects-their-brain
- Tips for better rest: https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/en/service/sleep-disorders/good-night-sleep
Limit Screen time:
- How and why you should limit screen time: https://www.childrens.com/health-wellness/screen-time-guidelines
- Screen Time and the Brain: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/screen-time-brain
Practice Boundaries:
- Teaching Kids About Boundaries: https://childmind.org/article/teaching-kids-boundaries-empathy/
- Why Kids Need Rules: https://www.parenting.com/child/why-kids-need-rules/
Expect them to be at school every day
- 10 Facts About School Attendance (this one has links to several different studies) https://www.attendanceworks.org/chronic-absence/the-problem/10-facts-about-school-attendance/
- A building block of student achievement: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/04/25/school-attendance-a-building-block-of-student-achievement/
- Why Does Attendance Matter: https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/attendancedata/chapter1a.asp