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Page 24 2022 Education Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS February / March 2022 and look forward to their return. Be involved and monitor your child’s transportation to and from school to insure safety and what your child is exposed to. 7. At all times exhibit kindness, gentleness, gratitude, honesty and grace in your family. By exampling these things, your child will learn to be benevolent in the community, and likely behave the very best while at school. 8. Monitor what your child is studying at school and be an involved parent. Seek ways to volunteer at the school and be supportive of teachers. Never disagree with a teacher in front of your child. 9. Greet your child at the street or at the front door on return from school. They may need a short rest or a snack. Later, ask what were the best thing and the worst thing in their day. Offer praise for achievements, encouragement for attempts, and solace for hurt feelings, difficulties and failures. 10. Set the tone for achievement by recognizing failure as a means to learn. Encourage your child to try again and again and not grow weary when there is the possibility of their success. The only defeat comes when your child stops trying. Do not model easy surrender or a poor attitude. 11. Have your child do homework as soon as practical after school. Be engaged in monitoring and helping get homework completed without doing their homework for them. The objective is that they continue the Continued p