I want to encourage my kids to go back to school this year with an open mind--about the teachers they will have and the classmates they will be with. They already are feeling negative, mostly due to "playground gossip."
The teachers they will have are good ones, and they know this...but they hear one thing from one kid (who may or may not be a good student or a reliable source) and all common sense goes right out the window.
Having been a teacher myself I know how much a good attitude contributes to their performance.
How do you help your kids to return to school with the right attitude?