Children deserve to learn important lessons from us and to acquire important habits with our help. They need help in learning what matters to us. We want our children to grow up to be responsible adults. We want them to learn to feel, think, and act with respect for themselves and for other people. We want them to pursue their own well-being, while also being considerate of the needs and feelings of others.Today, there is wide recognition that many of our children are not learning to act responsibly while they are young. Studies show that many children see nothing wrong with cheating on tests. Some see nothing wrong with taking things that don't belong to them.If proper attitudes and behavior are not learned early, problems can mushroom with even worse consequences when children are older. As crime has increased, teen-age offenders have shown less and less feeling for their victims. But even for the youngsters who will never commit a crime, it is better to learn responsibility when they are young, rather than when they are older and they have to change bad habits.
This booklet focuses on practical suggestions for helping young children appreciate the importance of acting responsibly in their everyday lives. Further, it provides ideas on how to help them make responsible choices, and stick with them, even when doing so is hard and the material rewards are few.Many parents will also want to share with their children deeply held religious and moral convictions as a foundation for ethical behavior. This booklet discusses habits of fairness, respect, courage, honesty, and compassion that responsible people share, and it can be used by parents with different beliefs.

Did you study with the stero blasting and still get A's, while your sibling needed absolute silence? Can yu take verbal directions in an instant and follow them exactly, while someone else you know needs to write everything down or have something explained in detail.These differences have nothing to do with intelligence, but everything to do with LEARNINF STYLES. Discovering and understanding your own learning style along with your child's personal learning style can help you structure a home environment that will maximize your child's abilities.Learning style has been defined as the way in which an individual student learns most efficiently. Researchers have shown that when lesson presentation and study skills are geared to a student's learning style, more learning takes place in a shorter time.

If you child has to touch everything in sight, take it apart and see how it works, the chances are he or she is a , a hands-on learner who needs to personally experience things, and not just read or hear about them from others. This child will usually emjoy doing group work and sharing learning with others.
Most successful learners are not restricted to a particular learning style. They use all of their senses, often compensating for weaknesses in some areas with stregths in others. Recognize that you and your child may have entirely different learning styles. If you are going to help with homework, be sensitive to his or her unique learning style. Don't let battles over homework divide your family.
Experiment with different types of study techniques to see which ones are most effective with your child. If a child needs to visualize ideas in order to learn them, help the child learn to diagram and draw pictures. If the need is to experience things is a hands-on way, try writing spelling words in sand--or in the air. If the need is to hear spoken material, try tape-recording textbook assignments. If a child thrives on hands-on activities and creative projects, try to build suitable learning opportunities into the family schedule. Buy puzzles, games, models, and kits that make learning meaningful for that child.