Ways To Help Your Student Study
1. Be proud of your child for participating in the program. The energy your approval generates will give youngsters the motivation they need to study hard and do their best.
2. Understand that the real prize of the Drug Quiz Show is in the learning, not the winning. As such, it truly would be helpful if your attitude, words, and deeds could consistently support the basic Drug Quiz Philosophy which states that “Although one team may walk away with the title, just for participating and having learned so much, you are all ‘winners’ in the most important game of all — life!
3. Provide a quiet place for your child to study.
4. Point out that there are many different ways to master the material. Building upon your child’s unique interests and talents, consider offering to help by:
- · Taking turns reading the material out loud
· Quizzing each other
· Writing questions and submitting the Submit Drug Quiz Questions Form
· Making a poster containing at least 10 facts about a topic
· Making up a song, poem, rap, or story that includes at least 10 facts about a specific topic
· Writing a story about someone who has problems because of not understanding a given topic. For example, if you’re tackling the Stimulants Learning Center, you could write a story about a person who uses cocaine. Be sure to include at least 10 facts.
· Making up an ad that tells the “true story” about whatever it is you are studying. Once again, be sure to include at least 10 facts.
5. Encourage your child to invite the team over for an informal review session. Provide snacks and any materials they might need such as paper, crayons, flash cards, etc. If either of you comes up with a creative way to help youngsters study, please share it with us via the Submit Novel Study Ideas Form.
6. Most importantly, take advantage of this opportunity to once again talk with your children about the various topics raised by the program. Research has shown that parents are the world’s BEST drug prevention educators, and even if they don’t always act like they appreciate your comments, youngsters really do want to know where you stand on the issues. This doesn’t need to take the form of long, boring lectures. Just hearing the news about another celebrity’s misdoings could spark a wonderful conversation while preparing dinner or riding in the car. All you need to do is ask what your child thinks about what you both just heard. If the answer is one you’re comfortable with, validate it. If not, gently say something like, “I hear what you’re saying and understand where you’re coming from, but I wonder if you’ve ever thought about …..?” Regardless how your child responds at that moment, over time, learning your thoughts and feelings will in all likelihood form the foundation against which they will measure the future behaviors of others as well as themselves.