Parental support has been defined as “parents' behaviors toward the child, such as praising, encouraging, and showing physical affection, that indicate to the child that they are accepted and loved. Based on our research, we found that there are four categories of activities that parents can participate in to better support their children's education. Here they are along with some practical examples. The first way parents can support their children's education is by providing a healthy home environment.
As an expert in the field of education, I recommend that educators help parents by offering workshops for parents, helping their families find the necessary support programs and government assistance programs, and encouraging them to adopt pro-educational behavior, such as reading to and in front of their children. In Ghana, parental participation in the home was found to be positively associated with academic achievement, while parental participation in school had a negative association (Chowa et al. While studies have documented the association between family support and successful transition to early adulthood, current work focuses mainly on parental support, paying little attention to distant relatives. Considering these four categories should help achieve an effective balance for educators, parents, and most importantly, students.
The second way parents can support their children's education is by providing emotional support. There is a general consensus that the adults involved, coaches and parents in particular, greatly influence the benefits, negative experiences and motivation of children around youth sports. An important reminder that when talking about parent participation, the focus is on positive participation. Overall, there seems to be a strong evidence base on the protective effect of parents knowing their adolescent's life and engaging positively in it in the context of a trusting and supportive relationship between parents and children (Yap et al.
Despite great interest in this aspect of anxiety, the literature on the relationship between parent-child interactions and anxiety disorder is inconsistent. The third way parents can support their children's education is by attending classes with them. UNICEF reports that these classes contribute to increasing school participation and improving communication between parents and schools. Studies on the consequences of parent-child interaction for children's development are numerous, particularly with regard to the dimensions of parental support and control.
Several research studies show that, in early childhood, children who maintain secure parent-child relationships show more competent and constructive emotion-regulation capacities compared to children who maintain insecure relationships. The fourth way parents can support their children's education is by providing educational materials at home. In addition to attending classes with their children, sending home lists of voluntary reading and other activities can help parents ensure that their children have ways to learn outside of the classroom. Teachers saw the differences between students mainly through their academic preparation and related aspects, such as student motivation and parental support.
Start Early, an early childhood research organization, defines family participation as “partnering with families to build mutually respectful, goal-oriented relationships that support strong parent-child relationships, family well-being, and ongoing learning and development for both parents and children.
