Parents Do Play a Role in Education

        Last semester, in the sociology course, we highlighted that the education is one of the major institutions in societies. Family, schools, along with other institutions play a crucial role to increase the consciousness of learning in each society.

     I would like to emphasize on the parental involvement in their children’s education that has a very constructive influence and a key component in their child’s success and motivation.

Parents have fundamental roles in both: home and school, towards their children’s education.

Starting from home which is considered as the first place where children feel secure and motivated, the mere presence of their parents make them feel confident. Parents can benefit from this point to create a positive home environment that will help their children to develop and maintain positive study habits.

     Some supportive home environment will allow the child to excel and to be productive in his studies such as, set aside a place or a corner for him far away from any kind of distractions as games, TV, the siting room, music, and so forth. In addition, we can teach our children to plan, organize and manage their time in order to accomplish their tasks on time. Furthermore, parents should take into consideration their attitudes toward school and education because it could affect in the same way their children’s attitudes and behaviors toward them too. They should always convey positive attitudes and reveal the great significance and importance of learning. Parents should make a daily follow up and discuss their children’s school day, and show them caring attitudes which in turn motivate them to learn.  They have to praise and encourage their academic efforts. I would like to focus on a very vital point, which is; parents should understand and reinforce the rules of the school at home.

     In school, as in life, consistent support from them is essential to enhance their children’s confidence and achievement. To start with, they should communicate with their children’s teachers regularly, by attending school meetings. In plus, they should share and discuss with teachers the family problems that could have negative impact on their children’s performance, behavior and grades. To add, there are questions that circulate in the head of parents that couldn’t be answered unless it is asked and shared with their children and with the teachers. Teachers have insights that might help parents to answer those questions about the lower grades of their child, such as: What caused our child’s poor grades? Was it a lack of understanding? Is something bothering them in their personal life? Are they bored by the subject matter? All these questions could be answered in collaboration with the teacher and the child himself.

     Finally, nothing helps a child succeed like an involved parent. A parent should be a friend, a cheerleader, a teacher, and a reinforcer in his child’s life. When students feel the support from both home and school, then their self-confidence and their self-esteem increase. They sense more the importance of school and of education in general.