Forgetfulness

Filed in archive Education on September 24, 2008

I have a child with a forgetful nature. Coupled with her backpack being a paper graveyard, she often leaves things that school.

She's got an agenda to fill out and go by. I had big flame colored luggage tags made about having everything she needs for school made and put on the zipper to her backpack. I try to go over what she needs that night immediately in the carpool line and at least once a week, she runs back into school to get something.

As a parent how much are we to help when our children forget things?

Personally I find myself helping too much. Looking online for spelling words and sheet music, try to sort out how to get missing stuff. I've got to stop or she isn't going to work harder to remember stuff. But I'm torn then because if she forgets a book to study for a test, her grades will slip and that's not ok in our house.

What do you do to help your children remember to bring home everything from school? Give me some good ideas to make this HER responsibility and not mine!