What If My Child Is Constantly Forgetting?

According to "The Mom Book Goes To School", being proactive, especially if you know your child is prone to misplace or forgets things. If your child loses things a lot, ask the teacher to set up email system that let the parents know what projects and homework are assigned. It really is your child's responsibility to keep up with classwork and homework, and let your child know that. Some children need more assistance and below are somethings you can do to help your child:

1. Put complete identification, including phone number, on you child's belongings.

2. At the beginning of the school year create a resource list with the names and phone numbers of homework buddies. Make a note of which friend have a home fax machine in case of forgotten homework assignments.

3.Design a spot by the front door where everything for school goes the night before. (Examples; gym clothes, books, homework, projects, permissions slips)

4. Organizing completed work into the right spot should be an evening ritual.

5. Put sticky notes as reminders in places your child will notice them.

6. Mark on a calendar to remind your child of what is need on what days.

7. Consider buying copies of your child's heavier textbooks to keep at home.

8. Have a special place where your child does all school work. Have all materials and let your child help organize the space.