In honor of today’s Dictionary Day, I wanted to post this partial list of parents and/or teachers roles. Enjoy!
What Roles to Parents and Teachers Fulfill Across the Years??
A…audience, active listener, athletic coach, animal wrangler
B…banker, backstop, bag-packer, ball catcher, bathtime observer, bargain hunter, battery fetcher, bedtime hugger, book reader, boot finder
C…counselor, confidante, cook, custodian, coach, costume maker, closet cleaner
D…doctor, detective, dietitian, driver
E…educator, eleventh hour retriever, escort, experiment consultant
F…friend, fishing buddy, flower potter
G…guardian, game partner
H…housekeeper, hygenist, homework helper
I…internet guardian, ice cream buyer, ice pack sympathizer
J…jacket-finder, juice box opener, jumprope holder
K…kite-flying guide
L…librarian, laundry worker
M…memory-keeper, math fact monitor, manners reminder
N…nurse, nutritionist, nose wiper
O…office manager, organizer
P…photographer, psychologist, psychic, party planner, patrol officer, proof reader, playmate
Q…quick thinker, quilt tucker, question answerer
R…relentless supporter, rainy day planner, reader, repair specialist
S…secretary, social secretary, shoelace artist, story teller
T…teacher, time manager, terrarium tender, tent builder, trip planner
U…unpaid assistant, umpire, uniform purchaser
V…vegetable-eating encourager, vending machine discourager, veterinarian, video maker
W…word wizard, writing coach
XY…yard (play) manager, yummy treat fixer
Z…zealous supporter of children