Wellbeing & Community Hub
Trish Lloyd
Community Hub
It’s important to encourage positive attitudes to learning. Recent research shows that fathers have a significant impact on academic achievement. We also know children’s attitude towards learning and school is also very strongly influenced by their father.
If you model and encourage a love of learning from the start, you will be setting your child up for success throughout their life.
Top Tips
1. Praise their efforts. Encouragement from dad goes a long way. Tell your child how proud you are of them when they try hard and have a positive attitude toward learning. You could reward by doing something together they enjoy.
2. Be positive about school. Even if you have some not so positive memories of school or learning yourself, allow your child to create their own experiences. Speak positively about going to school and learning.
3. Promote a positive mindset in your children to help them see the benefits and enjoyment that can be found in learning and improvement.
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Play Learn Grow
Play Learn Grow – subscribe to receive free tips from early childhood experts.
Play Learn Grow is a free text message program which supports parents and carers of children aged two and three with their child’s wellbeing, learning and development at home.
Developed by the Victorian Government in partnership with early childhood parenting experts, the program provides parents and carers with practical information, advice and support, as well as fun and easy activity ideas to do at home.
Participants will receive three personalised text messages a week, developed by early childhood education experts. Text messages will cover reading, playing, talking, and self-care, and will be available in six languages – English, as well as Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Simplified Chinese and Korean from April.
Participants can opt-in and opt-out at any time. Text PLAY to 0428 606 027 to subscribe – it’s free!
Find out more at www.vic.gov.au/play-learn-grow-text-message-program.