1. Set a reasonable bedtime for your child and stick to it, or risk that she won’t want to get up the next morning and, once at school, won’t be very alert.

2. Besides a good night’s sleep, provide a healthy diet to help ward off infections and maintain energy levels.

3. Schedule all dentist, orthodontist, and routine doctor appointments for after-school hours.

4. Don’t buy the line that he’s too tired to go to school. Going there every day is his job and is as important as your own.

5. Serve as a role model, going to work even when exhausted, behind on your to-do list, or coming down with the sniffles.

6. Most schools will gather work only after someone has missed three consecutive days of school. That’s too long to wait, so, when sick, have your child ask a classmate to gather all assignments, leaving them in the main office for you to pick up or dropping them off. Then once she’s better, get her started on all that collected school work.

7. Save trips and visits to out-of-town relatives for school holidays and vacations. If you must take your child out of school for such a trip, insist that he collect work in advance from all teachers and make sure that it’s all done by the time you return.

8. Place a high value on the work of schools, reminding your child to show up, be counted, and work hard. Few exceptions.

By: Mrs. Merceditha D. David | Teacher III | Pantalan Bago Elem. School | Orani, Bataan