PARENTING

BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF FAMILIES

Workshops, videotapes, computerized phone messages on parenting and child development at each age and grade level
Parent education and other courses or training for parents (e.g., GED, family literacy, college or training programs)
Family support programs to assist families with health, nutrition, and parenting, including clothing swap shops, food co-ops, parent-to-parent groups
Home visiting programs or neighborhood meetings to help families understand schools and to help schools understand families
Annual survey for families to share information about their children's goals, strengths, and special talents

Provide information to all families who want it or who need it, not only to the few who attend workshops or meetings at the school building
Enable families to share information with schools about background, culture, talents, goals, and needs

“Workshop” is not only a meeting on a topic held at the school building, but also the content of that meeting to be viewed, heard, or read at convenient times and varied locations.