Parenting

Goal setting is critical for developing resilience in your child. It promotes a “can-do” attitude and consequently forms a powerful lifelong habit.   Here are four steps to help your child set effective goals, track progress, and stay motivated in the process.   1 Let your child choose his or her “big goal”. Instead of pushing your…

Here are some suggestions to support your children’s home learning with Kumon on their journey to becoming independent lifelong learners.   Setting a ‘Kumon Time’ Each Day Create a new routine by looking at your family’s weekly schedule and decide when a ‘Kumon Time’ will be. You can set a ‘Kumon Time’ around an everyday…

Reading comprehension goes far beyond schooling and remains one of the essential skills to develop in your children.   Children with strong comprehension can deduce what they read by combining reading with thinking and reasoning. It takes practice, time, and patience to develop reading comprehension skills.    Use these four tips to help your children improve…

A combination of classroom-based and online learning is the mainstay for the foreseeable future and perhaps beyond. While our children are using video conferencing platforms such as Zoom to communicate with teachers and friends more often, we should educate them on some etiquette guidelines to observe when on these platforms. Here are some tips for…

Those first mornings of the school year can be tricky. But if you don’t get an efficient school morning routine in place as the kids go back to school, it may not get better later in the school year.   1. Wake Up Early On the first days back to school, start your school morning…

Let us look at five ways to help your children keep things organised in a breeze in the new school year.   1. Dedicate one homework space To boost organisation and productivity, you can help to establish one (and only one) quiet, uncluttered homework space for your children – whether it’s in their room or…

Nurturing resilience in children enables them to emerge from challenging experiences with a positive sense of themselves and their future. Here are some ways you can instil resilience in your young ones.   1. Build resilience through positive relationships The presence of a supportive parent can lead children through adversity. Research has shown that in…

By celebrating your child’s success, no matter how big or small, is an incredible way to inspire and encourage his or her progress and growth. Praise can have a powerful effect on your child. When you take the time to acknowledge his or her achievements, you are empowering and motivating your child to find strategies…

Parents’ involvement in their child’s learning at home is vital in encouraging their child to stay on track. Here are some ways a Kumon parent can support their child’s learning at home.   1. Allocate and stick to a specific study time Providing regular study time and sticking to it can keep your child on…