What Do Parents Need?
What can we do to better support parents as they embark on the tough journey of raising children? As our economic conditions put more immediate pressure on families, what are we doing to make sure parents are able to support their child’s future?
These are the types of questions that have come up for me lately in my work in Success By 6. I have also starting reading a couple of early childhood blogs that converged on this topic last week. Christina writes a blog aimed at the parents of her kindergarten students to engage them in what goes on in her classroom (her interest is using tech in the classroom is very cool). There was a link on this early childhood blog to a story about the anxieties British children face as a consequence of their parents’ stress.
These connections reinforce the idea that our community needs to do more to support and encourage parents. How can we make it easier for teachers and caregivers to talk with parents about what happens with their child during the day? How do make sure that the stresses facing our adults don’t affect our children’s mental health?
Are you a parent? What support do you need? What can groups like Metro United Way Success By 6 do? How can we work together to ensure the success of our children?
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