How Involved Are You with Your Kids?

1. You have a parent/teacher conference at your child's school, and the teacher expresses concern about your child's grades. You:
Don't understand how this could have happened. You help your child almost every night with her homework and know everything that is going on at her school.

2. Your child joined a Little League team this season. This is his first year playing an organized sport. You:
Make an effort to go to as many games as you can when you have the time, but you can't make them all.

3. When your child gets home from school, she:
Eats the snack you have set out for her and happily talks about her day while you sit with her and give her your full attention.

4. Do you know your child's friends?
Um, yeah. My child's best friend's name is Billy. Or is it Bobby?

5. If something is bothering your child, how does she deal with it?
She won't talk to you unless you pry it out of her. Once you get her talking, though, you can usually offer some advice and support.

6. How does your family spend the weekends?
You have outings planned for almost every weekend. You don't get to spend a lot of time with your child during the week, so the weekends are all about family time!

7. Do you know what your child wants to be when he grows up?
Of course! We talk about it almost every night at the dinner table.

8. If you were making your child's favorite dinner, what would it be?
That's a tough one. I know what my child likes to eat, but I'm not sure I can pinpoint her favorite food.

9. Your child goes to a birthday party where he doesn't know anyone except the birthday boy. You:
Talk with him before the party and encourage him to make some new friends. Although you won't be there with him, he knows he can call you if things go terribly wrong.

10. Your child informs you he wants to go to an overnight summer camp. What is your immediate reaction?
Woo hoo! A child free summer!