Dr Alison Mitzner On 5 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Children Thrive and Excel In School

Praising the efforts along the way. As parents, we want to make sure our children feel as though their accomplishments are not more important than their well-being. We need to praise them for their efforts along the way, and not just for successes and end result. We need to acknowledge their engagement and participation in the process rather than assess the quality of the performance. We can do more to motivate and affirm and spend less time judging and comparing.

School is really not easy these days. Many students have been out of school for a long time because of the pandemic, and the continued disruptions and anxieties are still breaking the flow of normal learning. What can parents do to help their children thrive and excel in school, particularly during these challenging and anxiety-provoking times?

To address this, we started a new series called ‘5 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Children Thrive and Excel In School.” In this interview series, we…