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Parental Involvement - How you can support your child

There are many practical steps that you can take to support and nurture your child, for example by encouraging him/her to:

Utilise the local library and the internet as learning and research resources
Visit museums, science centres, nature reserves and art galleries etc
Watch educational and current affairs programmes such as the news, wildlife/nature programmes and documentaries, and discuss them
Read a quality national newspaper
Discuss and debate topics, such as politics, the environment and the media
Discuss homework and schoolwork
Take part in extra-curricular activities
Take an active part in family decision-making
Listen to different types of music
Read for pleasure, including demanding/challenging books
Take regular physical exercise
Socialise and relax in between work and learn to ‘switch off’
Help your child to organise their work, bedrooms, life!
Learn a musical instrument
Encourage your child to persevere when they find something difficult or challenging. A musical instrument is a great way of doing this.

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