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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Saturday, February 19, 2011 Parent Resources: Provide Inquiring Parents With More Than Words As an educator---especially during my years as an administrator---I often talked with parents seeking solutions to discipline concerns regarding their children. While we dealt with school matters regularly, often parents would ask for discipline advice for issues at home. Frequently, the two dove-tailed quite nicely! While I did a good job talking to parents and young people about discipline, I wish I would have done more sharing of resources. That can be the extra step. Every year more parents have access to the internet and regular connectivity. There are many quality resources online for parenting education. What can make the link between increased online access and a parent utilizing the resources can be an educator who is asked for advice. One of the missions of this blog is to highlight resources educators find interesting and/or useful...that they can then share with other educators (or parents) they feel can use them in instruction or some other facet of our noble profession. That is part of being an instructional leader that many in the trenches are unable to keep up with. I will highlight such things here and you can use the easy "share" options at the bottom of each post. Be a hero! Send somebody something that makes them more effective or efficient in their job! One resource I recommend for sharing with parents when the opportunity presents itself is an article from the NYU Child Study Center entitled, "How to Discipline Children and Help Them Develop Self-Control." It is brief enough to be tackled, yet thorough enough to be informative!  Check back regularly for resources you or your colleagues can use! Check It Out! Pass It On!
Posted at 6:17 PM Keywords: Parent Resources , Parents , Counselors , Discipline , Parent Education , Parental Involvement 0 Comments |