Parental involvement in a Child's Education

A parent's involvement and engagement in early childhood education is important , says a popular Childcare Nursery in Dubai.

Research shows that when children have parents involved in their education, the results are very positive, especially in the long run. Nurseries in Dubai have put forward the following  benefits of preschool children having involved and engaged parents,

• Higher level of attendance
• High grades and better test scores
• Demonstrate good social skills
• Good behavior and polite
• Presents themselves well and are neat and tidy in their work
• Adapt well to the school environment
• Shows a lot of interest and involvement in the class work
• Keen to take on tasks
• Happy and enjoys work
• Willingness to help other children

However, not all parents get involved in their children's education as actively as they should. Therefore, teachers at the Dubai Nursery encourage parents to be involved and engaged  through the following,

• Educate parents that they need to be involved in their children’s learning so they can perform better
• Create programs that will help families support and guide their children’s learning
• Introduce techniques and methods that involve parent engagement
• Build a trusting and respectful relationship between the parent and school
• Establish ways for teachers and parents to be in constant communication
• Encourage parents to observe the classroom in session and ask a parent to volunteer in activities such as reading a story or lunch helper.
• Involve parents in parent-teacher organizations, fund-raising committees and community networking organizations.

Parent involvement in a child's preschool years should not only be limited to picking them up and dropping them off at school. A parent should be encouraged to play an active role in their children's education as it can benefit the child to do well in later years.

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