Important Areas Parents Should Check This Holiday

Important Areas Parents Should Check This Holiday

By Andrew Mibei

The school holiday is here again and parents are already worrying what to do with their kids now that no teacher is around to rein in the energetic youth. Most of our homes lack proper rules to guide the school going children and most parents have always relied on teachers for discipline especially of the adolescents. There are a number of important areas that parents need to watch in order to ensure that their children are safe.

Parents are advised to carefully check their children’s end of term report prepared by their respective schools. The report is a summary of your child’s sojourn in school and a good parent should always look at the finer details of the report beyond the class position, fees arrears and opening date. Check the teachers’ comments and take appropriate action, for instance, if your child requires more revision in a certain subject, see to it that the revision is provided. Ensure also that the report presented to you is genuine because today’s youth are known to produce their own report forms that suit their parents’ expectations. Talk over the report with your son or daughter in order to get their views, after all it is their life that you are trying to shape so let their opinions come in.