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Sit down and be patient with them. Spend more time and pay more attention to them. -Horace Banks, Building Maintenance Technician, Dorchester
Sit down with them and spend time with them. -Jane Prince, Home Health Aide, Dorchester
Send them to school and tell the teachers to do their job. -KC, Homemaker, Roxbury
Put it in a song. People learn better through music.-Mark Anthony Wilson, Musician, Chelsea
Read to them. If they see you reading, they will want to read themselves. -Rayna Hamilton, Personal Care Attendant, Dorchester
When they’re younger, parents have to give them a lot of support to build their vocabulary and develop their interest. Also cut the TV off every now and then. -Timothy Walker, Counselor, Roxbury
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