| East West Karate & Marital Arts | Grand Rapids, MI | 616.532.1193 |
Parent's Page
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Welcome to the Parent's page!
As your partner in teaching your child (children) responsibility, respect, self discipline, integrity and perseverance, we are pleased to offer the following tools for helping develop these characteristics:
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The Student Creed-each student should memorize the Student Creed. |
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Student's Job List-recommended jobs around the home that children should do or help with. Parental signature required. |
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Intent to Promote-This form is to be filled out by both the parents and teacher before a child can test each month. |
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In order for a student to test each month, the following requirements must be met:
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Some helpful hints on how you can coach your child to Black Belt Success.
Do: Always compliment your child after each class. (Find something they did well.) This is also a great time to give out a hug or a kiss (these are free so be generous)–High 5’s work great too! Kids should immediately associate Martial Arts with feelings of success and pride.
Don’t: Criticize your child during or immediately after class. Use the PCP (Praise/Correct/Praise) principle. “Honey, you had such strong punches, I would like to see you look at your teacher when you are in the class, You had the loudest kai’s of all the kids in the class!”
Do: Watch as many classes as possible. Get involved, be your child’s #1 fan and cheerleader.
Don’t: Be a drop off parent. We miss you when you are not here and so does your child! It’s a known fact that kids who drop out of Martial Arts typically have parents who don’t take the time to get involved.
Do: Tell your child how proud you are of them (any time is a great time), especially before and after class. No one ever gets tired of hearing sincere compliments.
Don’t: Complain about traffic, your busy schedule, or money in front of children, they can begin to feel guilty and selfish. Before you know it... your child will tell you they want to quit.
Do: Get into a regular schedule as much as possible so children can mentally prepare for class early in the day. It’s a good idea for you too, so you can plan other chores around your trip. Pack your child’s uniform and gear the previous night so that it will be ready to go first thing in the morning.
Don’t: Threaten to take away Martial Arts when they’re misbehaving at home. This is a recipe for disaster. Martial Arts is where they learn to behave better and to always try their best. Taking away Martial Arts to improve behavior just doesn’t make sense. We are here to reinforce what you tell them at home. For example, “Ok, kids, who made their bed today! Jake I knew it would be you, because you always help me in the class. I’m glad to see you also help at home.”
Do: Take advantage of the teams and specialty classes we offer, involvement leads to commitment. Our Black Belt Club offers classes and teams that will keep your child excited and interested.
Do: Lead by example, eat healthy, drink water, have a positive attitude. Deal with stress and challenges the same way you would like your child to. Our kids learn to respond to crisis and challenges by watching us.
Do: Give your child the thing he/she wants more than anything in the world, your time! Get involved and make earning a Black Belt a Team effort.
Working together as a team...Nothing can stop us!
“The team that won’t be beat, can’t be beat.”
