The Role of Parents in the Child's Academic Success and Upbring

Education is the bedrock of development, the success of a child in school or anywhere is largely a product of good parenting. The home as the first place of contact and school to a child is where his lesson starts, his outlook and personality, values are better nurtured and straightened. So as a parent you have to be a good example, be what you want your child to grow up to be. Love, protect, nurture and guide. We must be conscious of what we say, do, project, etc. as all these go into determining what the child accepts as right and reasonable.

The battle to build a good beginning for these children starts from home. The school is a social system which provides planned activities meant to transit the cultural heritage of the society, produce future leaders and change individual and society positively.

The parents must not only see themselves as a father, mother or bread winner of the house but at the same time as a friend, teacher and counselor. They should be interested in their children's welfare and academic progress.

Parents should always check their children school bags, know the type of friends they keep, assist in their homework and even check their exercise books to know whether your child/ward actually participate in class work.

Education is a responsibility

Train up the child in the way he/she should go and when he/she is grown, will not depart from it. Education is wealth embrace it.

By: Martha Yahaya - (Senior Mistress)