NATIONAL RED FLAG FOR EDUCATION DAY, JANUARY 10, 2012

To provide an easy no travel way to communicate education issues and priorities to all, I am sponsoring the day above. Wear red on that day to show support for education and dress up your red with at least 2 red flags or ribbons. On one side of the flag in few words, list your education issue and on the other your suggested solution. At the end of the day send one to President Obama and one to the governor of your state. Can you imagine the impact if they receive thousands or even millions of red flags?

At the same time, I'll blog about some education issue almost daily and ask you to help me get a dialogue going.

Thanks for your help!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

How Can You Help Your Child with Their Education

Before I head into a topic that I will be spending several days discussing, I'd like to point you to a website recommended by one of our readers that I found interesting and in line with my beliefs.  Check out :

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204422404576596630897409182.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_5

Now, on with today's topic which has been a question I've been asked often as I've written.

First, as soon as you think about becoming pregnant, begin eating a well balanced diet rich in folic acid and take the vitamins recommended by your doctor.  Also, check with your doctor to be sure all of your medications are safe for pregnancy.  Then, when you think you are pregnant, head early to your doctor and go as often as she says.  Also, if you drink or do drugs, stop all such activity immediately.  This will give your child the best chance of being born healthy.


At least as soon as your baby is born, begin reading to your child daily.  Talk constantly to them not in baby talk but in adult talk from the moment they are born or before.  Give them all of the love and attention you can.  Provide opportunities for them to play from their earliest moments.  Babies love repetition, so you can read the same book over and over (interestingly, when my 12 year old granddaughter visited last month, I asked her to choose a book to read and she chose her favorite from her earliest years Caps for Sale), you can tell them all that you do, you can treat them as a person.  Give them the gift of regularity, a schedule if you will.  Make sure they have plenty of sleep, plenty of food, and plenty of exercise.  Finally, limit their exposure to tv and other electronics.  These things will get them ready for a successful school experience and none of this takes excessive money.  It takes only time and interest.


Tomorrow I will talk about elementary school, then high school and finally post secondary.  Then I will hit on the other topic people have asked about, suggestions for how to proceed with the National Red Flag for Education Day on January 10.
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