Intended to influence parents to play an important role in their child's education, this guide is an educational how-to book written in simple, easy-to-understand language, showing parents how to engage in activities with their children at home that will upgrade academic performance at school. The book covers 77 concepts, each presented as a separate article. Each article is organized to present a specific problem confronting some learners; discuss a potential solution; and, outline the solution. The articles include the following: (1) parental attitudes and the child's learning environment; (2) reasoning situations; (3) training memory; (4) vocabulary enrichment; (5) educational planning; (6) laying a reading foundation; (7) socialization of the young; (8) supporting a budding scientist; (9) creating a mathematical environment; (10) classroom attitudes; (11) setting achievement goals; (12) self discipline; (13) medical problems interfering with learning or school performance; (14) help for dyslexia; (15) tips for better reading; (16) studying; (17) task sequence; (18) teen depression; (19) relieving the drudgery of learning difficult concepts; (20) encouraging underachievers; (21) parent-child games; and (22) choosing the right college. (HTH)