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A life devoid of discipline is a life of chaos. However, many of us are afraid of using that word "discipline," because we think it translates into "punishment" or that "disciplined" means turning little children away from the fantasy and wonder of childhood and into little robots.

Fearless parents know discipline is the fine art of doing things you don’t want to do when you don’t want to do them. Discipline is why a college student will pass up a night of partying to study for a chemistry exam.

One of the biggest fears that parents deal with this time of year is that their back-to-school child will once again prove to be nothing more than average. Average in math, average in reading, average in science, average in language. Just hopelessly, utterly, completely average.

So average it can’t be explained away by a medical condition like ADD or ADHD or dyslexia or OCD or emotional disturbance. They don’t have a condition a doctor can cure, a pill can change or that society will comfort them for. Their child has reached their full potential and their full potential is average.

Every parent wants his or her child to have a successful school year. Here are four lessons you and your spouse can teach your kids at home so they are better prepared for the lessons they learn at school.

1. Teach Your Children to be Organized

When children feel organized, are confident that they know what to do, and have all their needed materials, confidence rises, and so does the quality of their work.