Parenting with Passion - School reports

Parenting with Passion – School reports

It’s a tricky time for parents when kids bring home their school reports.If a child does brilliantly then parents want to affirm their achievements without giving the impression that their love and approval are dependent on good results.If the report is not so good, then how do you encourage the struggling child to do better, […]

By Katrina RoeWednesday 15 Dec 2010Hope MorningsParentingReading Time: 1 minute

It’s a tricky time for parents when kids bring home their school reports.

If a child does brilliantly then parents want to affirm their achievements without giving the impression that their love and approval are dependent on good results.

If the report is not so good, then how do you encourage the struggling child to do better, while still recognising their other gifts outside of school?

And then there’s the difficult situation when 2 children in the same family have vastly different results.

Listen Now – Deb Sorensen from Focus on the Family shares some insights for helping your children to do their best