AdvertisementParents who don't do these things make school much harder for their kids1. They don't know which day they go home in a car or which day they take the bus. That means making sure kids know all the details of the car itself, too, like the make and model and color. Wilson encouraged parents to make sure their kids know not just where to take a left or right, but "the exact cross streets where they live." But even more of an issue can arise when kids don't know their own names.