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IMIFJOi BTS2Globe-Gozetto BACK TO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9. 1989 Parents should be playing active role in education g(II)IFF SELECTED NOVELTY T-SHIRTS Offer expires 82389. See Our Selection of 16 MONTH SCHOOL YEAH CALENDARS Calvin Hobbes, Blue Mountain others. I see kids with problems, then-parents are helicopter parents." Set aside time after school 6-8 minutes a day to ask children what they learned that day.

If they say "nothing," then poke and pry until they do remember what they learned. Say, "What did you do in math?" "What did you do in science?" See PARENTS, BTS6 everything is done for them. Don't ask them if they remembered their homework. If you're always reminding them of what they need, they won't internalize the need to remember it for themselves. "Helicopter parents are always' rescuing their kids," Radovich says.

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"Maybe the night before, you could sit down with your kids and ask what they will have for breakfast, or make sure there's something out in the morning. Encourage kids to make breakfast a habit." See to it they get plenty of sleep on school nights at least 8-10 hours. Set aside some time every morning maybe only 30 seconds or a minute for your child to think about everything he'll need for school that day. Does he have lunch money? Homework? Signed permission slip for a field trip? But don't be what Radovich calls "a helicopter parent," who hovers over children, making sure Your dog will Iflco It or we buy It back! Available in reduced calorie light formula for less active dogs, too. New From Merle Norman Finally; a complexion that looks vibrant and healthy! Now Merle Norman introduces Daily Systems-advanced skin care programs scientifically formulated to cleanse, condition and protect your complexion every day.

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