Devon Atkins - Strategies for Success

How Can I Help My Child
Become More Confident And Productive At School?

We tell our children to “get organized,” “try harder,” and to “live up to their potential.” When they don’t succeed, many children will disengage from the classroom environment by daydreaming or by being disruptive. Why would any child want to be involved in anything that makes them feel bad about themselves? And, even though every child wants to succeed, they won’t and can’t if they don’t know the specifics of how to succeed.

When a child knows what to do, when they have the strategies that make it possible to succeed, they will use those strategies. When a child has a system for listening that works for them every single time, no matter how dry the lecture or noisy the classroom, that child will use that strategy and listen. When a child learns a strategy for knowing what their assignment is that reminds them to do it and hand it in, they’ll use that strategy and be more likely to do their homework and hand it in. And, when these strategies help to make them feel more successful, they are apt to use them again and again, gradually resulting in more productive behaviors, a better work ethic, and success.

These strategies work well with any child, from high achievers to poor achievers, and all those in-between. They are particularly helpful to children who have difficulty focusing because the strategies become a foundation, a concrete system that the child learns he can count on every time. These easy-to-learn skills encourage Thinking More Deliberately, Paying Attention, and Getting the Work Done, and are supported by a system of internal and external supports that students can easily learn and use in elementary school through college, and beyond. Because, knowing how to Pay Attention and Get the Work Done are indicators of happiness and success in adults as well as children.

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