If parents choose to hire an in-home tutor for their children,
then the in-home tutor should incorporate those methods used in
academic coaching and mentoring. Instead of directing the child
to the right answers, the in-home tutor teaches your child how
to look for answers. For example, the in-home tutor teaches your
child how to use a library or the Internet for research. In
addition to hiring an in-home tutor, the parents themselves
should learn to apply mentoring and academic coaching to their
children. These techniques make use of emotional support as
motivation for the child to achieve his or her goals. Emotional
support comes in many forms, such as understanding, patience,
soft encouragement, and positive reinforcement. An in-home tutor
can act either as a parent or as an older sibling to build an
emotional bond with the child, but this kind of relationship is
often discouraged because it may become a liability in the
future for both the in-home tutor and the child. The
participation of the parents, the