HOW PARENTS CAN BE INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION
One of the perhaps less visible and less measurable benefits of your involvement and participation is the reaction of your own children when they see that their education and their school are important to you. This modeling is long-lasting and creates a positive attitude on their part regarding the importance of their school in the lives of their parents.
Research has shown that when parents and families get personally involved in education, their children do better in school and grow up to be more successful in life.
PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
Supporting Your Child’s Education
Coming to Parent evenings and parent-teacher conferences initiated by the teacher
Initiating a parent-teacher conference when you feel there is an issue that needs attention
Reading the BISS website and emails
Reading the Student BISS Handbook and becoming familiar with its contents
Reading the child’s agenda or Study Wiz daily and responding to messages from the teacher and the school
Informing the teacher (or Principal) of family situations that may impact your child’s behavior or achievement at school
Supporting Your Parenting
Volunteering for Parent Teacher Association (PTA) activities, events, Board
Attending lectures and workshops that are offered by the school
Reading books, articles, websites about Parenting and Child Development. Also the BISS library has material on this theme.
Supporting Our Community
Volunteering as a chaperone for school trips
Participating in school events such as International Day, concerts, shows, assemblies, sports events and more.
SUCCESSFUL KIDS COME FROM SUCCESSFUL PARENTING
Parents who give their children time, not toys, who supervise what goes into their bodies and minds, meaning correct nutrition, health habits (tobacco/alcohol) and controlled media, technology and print, and who demonstrate and model good habits like reading books, journals and newspapers will see positive outcomes in their children. Successful parenting includes also
Demanding that your child give you all messages or announcements from school.
Supervising your child’s homework each day even as they get older
Supervising the organization of their notebooks, backpacks, schedules, etc. each night in preparation for the next school day. This helps model and reinforce correct organizational skills.
Ensuring that your children eat breakfast and go to sleep at a reasonable time-each day & night.
Reading to your children every day, every day, every day (or night) for ages 1-6
Having fathers participate in the child’s education, as well as mothers
Many parents don’t realize how important it is to get involved in their children’s learning. As one dad said when he began to read to his daughter every day and discovered that it improved her learning, “I never realized how much it would mean to hear me read.”
Other parents would like to be involved, but have trouble finding the time. All parents and family members should try to find the time and make the effort because research shows that when families get involved, their children:
Get better grades and test scores
Graduate from high school at higher rates
Are more likely to go on to higher education
Are better behaved and have more positive attitudes
Relocation Revelations.pdf
Advice to Parents about Resilience.pdf
Demnar, A parent and professional describes living in Beijing
