Tips for helping your child

1. Allow for confusion and uncertainty. It is normal and helpful for your child to be confused at times during this project. Our goal is to challenge him or her to tackle this confusion and find his or her own way through it. Listen to the concerns and let him or her know that you understand and that you have confidence he or she will figure it out.

2. Be the questioner, not the answerer. If your child is really stuck--or even if he or she isn't--the best way to support him or her is to ask questions rather than provide answers. Use your questions to help guide your child to discover the solution on his or her own.

3. Point your child to the availabe resources. Let your child discover information on his or her own, but support them by pointing him or her to the library, this website, his or her teacher mentor, or another resource.

4. Let your child be the driver. Keep the pen--or the keyboard--out of your hands. Let your child hold the tools while you help navigate.