<p>I mean, do they "encourage" you to study and sometimes not allow you to go places until you study a certain amount? Do they give you monetary rewards for achievements, etc? How instrumental are your parents in your successes?</p>
<p>Personally, this does not apply to me. My parents never see my report card or tell me to study. But I have a feeling that parents may a big factor in the success of many a top student (which certainly isn't a bad thing!)</p>
<p>They don’t care as long as I’m not failing (which I’m not). Both of my parents failed high school so they really have no right to judge me for doing the same…</p>
<p>No. Never did in high school. Obviously cannot do it now that I am in college.</p>
<p>My mom always wanted me to do extra credit (stuff that had been assigned, not just randomly) when I was in elementary school, and they usually asked if I had homework if I wasn’t doing anything. By high school they never really did anything, though they would occasionally suggest getting work done if it was Sunday afternoon and they knew I had something big due the next day.</p>
<p>They never really used carrots or sticks.</p>
<p>My parents just want me to do my best. Which means as long as I come home with a 3.6 they’ll be content but anything lower than that they would think I had been slacking off that semester.</p>
<p>I think supportive parents are related to a child’s success. They don’t necessarily have to be parents who are always helping with their child’s homework or checking up on what they do. The essential two things are always being there to give moral support and encouragement (without giving heavy pressure), and to raise them to not make bad decisions. </p>
<p>My Mom has stopped helping me with any schoolwork since elementary school, she doesn’t check up on how I do on tests or etc anymore unless I tell her my grade, she doesn’t tell me to study, and she isn’t aware of more than half the extracurriculars I do at school. My Mom just tells me to do better when I do bad on a test, and once in a while tells me anecdotes about how it’s important to do well in school. But she is usually always encouraging and happy for me when I do well or succeed in something which is enough for me. I’m pretty self-motivated in everything due to my family’s circumstances.</p>
<p>We go out for a nice-ish dinner after I get my report card, but that’s pretty much it. I usually tell my mom what I get on tests so she knows when I’ve done well, and so I can gripe when I do badly.</p>
<p>My mother used to bribe me to go to help night for 8th grade Geometry. She’d promise me trips to Barnes & Noble.</p>
<p>They used to take me out for dinner when I was little and got Straight E’s or only a few S’s, but they didn’t do it consistently. Sometimes now, I say, hey, I got blah, so we should go eat sushi/ice cream/whatever I want. They usually say yes, but they say yes to everything, so I don’t think it’s actually because I did whatever awesome academic thing.</p>
<p>Not. At. All.</p>
<p>haha not at all… >.></p>
<p>they do not make me study, nor reward me for good grades. never ever… not even in Kindergarten or 4th, or now 9th.</p>
<p>They are supportive, but they know I’m really independent… so it won’t improve my grades if they tell me to study, 'cause I already do (if only I can bring up that 99 in English… jkjk)</p>
<p>No. I don’t even know the last time I’ve given my mom a report card.</p>
<p>Of course when I mention I got an A I get a “well done” which kind of boosts how well I do…</p>
<p>I never got anything good for doing good, only something bad for doing bad (aka getting B’s). Eventually I just ignored it and remained content with a B in spanish.</p>
<p>Blasphemy.</p>
<p>my parents are always willing to help, or read over essays and such for things like scholarships or out-of school competitions. In school, however, they really leave it up to me. They don’t check my grades unless I tell them to, because they trust me to ask for help, and be honest with them. </p>
<p>They gave me studying advice after that B in Spanish, but that was basically it. To be honest, they can’t help too much with my school work, even with their degrees. There is no time, and even if there was, its hard for them to remember calculus, etc. </p>
<p>They don’t regulate my schedule. When my friends went shopping Friday night before the SAT, I asked my mom if I should go or not. She wouldn’t decide for me, just telling me to “relax”, and do whatever I thought was best.</p>
<p>My parents never interfere directly in my schoolwork (no homework help, rewards, etc.) or my activities; however, I’ve never given them a reason to. Based on my past grades, they expect straight A’s from me.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that they’d be upset if I got a B. I got my first B (an 81!) on a midterm recently and my mom just wanted to know why… she didn’t freak out or anything; that may have been a different story if my semester average hadn’t been an A though, lol.</p>
<p>They are very supportive and would help if I ask. My dad remembers EVERYTHING from school and can usually answer all my math/chem/physics/english questions if I have any. My dad also reads over essays, helps with applications, etc. My parents motivate me immensely.</p>
<p>Thank you parents! :)</p>
<p>as long as I do well in school - no interference from my parents. Besides, I decide to do well for my own benefit.</p>
<p>My parents get a teensy bit antsy if I do really badly, but they usually don’t push it because they trust me, I think. Most of the time, anyway.</p>
<p>But I think they’re directly involved in my ‘success’ for that very reason. They’ve always let me be, do what I want, handle the 0390340340 things I do by myself and let me handle my own ups and downs. And that’s really helped me thrive. :)</p>
<p>Nope. As long as I have all A’s, it’s “Good job!”</p>
<p>Since I haven’t gotten a B since like…7th grade, my parents aren’t really involved. </p>
<p>Not that they don’t care. There’s just nothing to be involved with since I get straight A’s regardless. -shrug-</p>
<p>I got some good genes from them but other than that not really. Not that they aren’t happy to see me do well but they’ve never “pushed” me. I’ve never done work for the sole purpose of makes my parents happy either.</p>
<p>My parents know that I believe in comprehension over grades and that I take the most difficult classes my school offers as well as enrichment courses. If I’m struggling in a class, they’ll generally tell me to take a step back from my regular ECs in order to straighten myself out.</p>
<p>My mom never did anything. Usually she’d wake us up on Monday morning and ask if we wanted to play hooky. And honestly, I’m really thankful she’s not involved. How annoying would that be?</p>