Video: Tips for parents and guardians

[Text on screen]:
From Primary to Secondary
Knox City Council Youth Services asked secondary school students for their thoughts on:
1.	Major Differences 
2.	Orientation day
3.	Travelling to new school
4.	Worse things
5.	Best things
6.	Tips for parents and guardians
7.	What i wish i knew going into secondary school

[Hand written text on screen:] Do you have any advice for parents and guardians of future year seven students?]

Young Person 1: Just when students get home, I know that a lot of my friends tend to not tell their parents that they have certain assignments and homework, and then they don’t bother doing it.  So it would be good if parents could actually just check with their children, you know just keep on top of their homework and everything.  And just for homework time, just make sure, like ‘cause I have a little sister and she is really noisy, I need her down the other end of the house so I can actually concentrate on my homework.

Young Person 2: I’d say help them out with their first year of high school because it’s hard, not knowing what to do because you’ve never been there before.  Parents might remember what it’s like being the youngest in the school again, and just help them with their homework if they need it.  Or even if they don’t tell you they need help ask them if they needed help and encourage them to go in clubs at school or bands.

Young Person 3: Mainly like my mum was all like…‘Oh how was your day? Tell me everything’ and when you’ve had a huge day, especially the first day you don’t want to really go over it again, so like you’ve been shocked, you’ve been scared, you’ve been overwhelmed, been upset whatever, you don’t want to keep talking about it.  Usually you’re really exhausted too, so yeah like maybe like if they’re not really talkative it’s okay [laughs], it’s normal, they’re just trying to figure out everything out in their head.

Young Person 4: Definitely just get to know what your child liked, what their learning styles are like, choosing an appropriate school for their learning ability and that sort of thing, then just be really supportive, cause especially Year 7 & 8 you’re really going to want to help your kids out [laughs].

Young Person 5: Well I guess you have to, if you have a school in mind, you should definitely go and have a look at it and see if your child really likes it or not.

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