*The Tell It All Mom*: Become Involved in Your Child’s Education: The Beneficial Factors of Becoming Involved

Become Involved in Your Child’s Education: The Beneficial Factors of Becoming Involved

Western Governors University

“Become Involved in Your Child’s Education”

Our involvement, as parents, plays an important role in the education of our children, as well as, their overall well-being and outlook on life. As your child’s greatest educator, I urge you to become involved in your child’s learning process, the benefits of becoming a part of your child’s educational journey is very rewarding, and the results our involvement can produce might just surprise you! You should become involved in your child’s education because it promotes higher graduation rates, increases self-esteem, and reduces violent behavior and drug usage.

Initially, when we take interest in our child’s education we can provide incentives to promote our children to do well academically. We pay more attention to what is going on with our child from an educational stand-point, therefore, we can monitor their progress and help them continue to strive for success. It is shown that children who have parents that are involved in their educational journey are more likely to graduate, and to graduate with higher grade point averages. When we become involved we allow ourselves to be more in-tuned with what they are struggling with, and are able to adequately provide sources for improvement. If we do not take part in their education, we become unaware of what it is that they need in order to maintain passing grades and, ultimately, reach their goal of graduating and continuing on to college.

Subsequently, our involvement plays a significant role in our child’s self- esteem. When we show interest they tend to put forth more effort in their studies with intent to receive praise and rewards. We can give our children the confidence they need in order to become more self-aware of changes happening within them, and the ability to learn and accept those changes. Each of us, growing up, have went through a time of not really liking ourselves, thinking that no one really liked us, or that we weren’t as good as the rest, which can lead us to asking ourselves this question, if my parents were more involved and had complimented me more, would I have been so hard on myself? What would your response to that question be? We, as parents, tend to overlook the fact that we could be our children’s biggest inspiration, we tend to sometimes forget that just a simple reassurance from us could be enough to keep our children from struggling so much with self-esteem.

Furthermore, our role as parents can go even further. We can put a deterrent on the use of alcohol, drugs, and also violent behavior. See, when we become a part of our child’s life in more depth, especially education, we become more aware of what is going on in their schools. When we become more aware of what is going on in their schools we can be on the alert and take action when necessary. Some parents send their children off to school and are completely oblivious to the things that are happening within the school building, or to what things their child has been introduced to. Start asking questions and reassure your child that you are there for them no matter the issue. Promote good behavior and reward your child for it. Speak with your child’s teacher so you can monitor their behavior in the classroom when they are away from you. Most of all make sure to talk with your children, discuss day to day events with them and make them aware of the outcome of drug and alcohol use and violent behavior.

Concisely, when we become involved in our child’s education it goes a lot further than just helping them with homework, we become more in-tune with their situations in school and with what they are struggling with. Their education not only means a lot to them, but it also means a lot to us, so with that being said, our involvement should be an easy adjustment to our busy schedules and should be one of our top priorities. They need us to take interest and reward them, and they need us to provide the sources for improvement when they are struggling. We can inspire our children to do well and succeed. Studies show that what they need is as simple as us becoming a part of their journey.