Show ii 8 s Notes By Oy Dr Wayne Reid Superintendent Look for the good and praise it Parents have asked me quite often what should I t do to help little Johnny or Susie this summer Naturally standard answers revolve around helping them to learn to read rend more fluently watching ng grammer helping compute the grocery price lists etc These are all important and can most assuredly assist your child next school year I t feel however too often we get caught up in the negative aspects in our modern world This is especially true when our children are under our feet every day during the summer Tempers often flare and we fail fall very often to help our children build their self ego A child who thinks he can be something very often can overcome gigantic obstacles to do just tha that t. t Therefore my advice is to look for the good points in your child no matter how difficult it might be and praise him or her every chance you get Draw their attention to those positive points in their favor In everything ng the good is there your goal will be to find it In every child the best it there your job it to recognize it IL In every situation the positive is there your opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op is to see it In every everyone one of your childs child's problems the answer It there your responsibility responsibility responsibility as a parent is to provide it During the summer there comes many opportunities to help your ct children overcome setbacks be it after losing a ball game or failure to get a job done which has been assigned by the parents In every setback the victory is there your task as parents is to help your children claim it In every adversity the blessing is there your adventure adventure adventure ad ad- venture is to help your child discover it In every crisis the reason is there your challenge is to understand it and help your child do the same Help your child to be different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent be original be unique while at the same time upholding the standards your family holds on a pinnacle At the same time look for the good and praise it Once your child has built his self ego up this summer there is no stopping him or her come next September |