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Practical Tips on Helping Kids to Persevere Something useful to a lot of parents in helping their kids persevere is some type of clear, measurable, written plan. Personally, I was never consistent about giving my son Danny ocarina lessons until we started to use a checklist. As home schoolers, we came up with a Minimum Weekly Requirements Checklist in keeping with our educational goals. In other words, if nothing else gets done in a week, at least the things on the checklist should. At the time of writing this paragraph, Danny and I have to get in at least five ocarina sessions at some time during a seven-day week. (Presently, because of his special needs, I always do it with him, whereas many children can practice on their own.) Now, instead of skipping a lesson when we get home late from swimming or bike riding, we have a quick one anyway because we have committed to it.