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Parent
involvement is crucial to the health and well-being of a child.
As a parent, you are the most important influence in your child's
success in school and in life. In this role, you have a fresh opportunity
every day to get involved with your child.
Parent involvement in
children's education allows kids to perform better in school, and
navigate more easily some of the challenges of growing up, such
as bullying.
PTA is committed to being
the leading resource for parent involvement. We offer comprehensive
resources for helping parents get involved and stay involved in
the lives of their children.
Take advantage of the
many resources and guides offered for parents. A few are listed
below. For more resources, visit www.pta.org.
Make
Time to Listen...Take Time to Talk
The
15+ Make Time to Listen...Take Time to Talk campaign is based
on the premise that parents who talk with their children about what
is happening in their lives are better able to guide their children
toward more positive, skill-enhancing activities and friendships.
The campaign provides practical guidance for parents and caregivers
on how to strengthen their relationship with their children by spending
at least 15 minutes of daily, undivided time with them and focusing
on them.
Connect
With Kids
Georgia PTA has partnered
with Atlanta-based CWK Network/Connect with Kids to bring important
and innovative educational resources to families. CWK Network is
known as “the CNN of children’s issues,” producing
weekly television news stories and the Emmy® award-winning television
series, Connect with Kids -- shown eight times each year on 70 top
television stations as well as in thousands of schools nationwide.
Connect with Kids programs focus on today’s youth issues and
feature real students sharing their true stories about topics such
as bullying, drugs, drinking, safety, peer pressure, ethics, dating,
body image – more than 100 programs in all. Research shows
the programs improve student behavior in the classroom, and encourage
increased communication between children and their parents. Connect
with Kids also received the 2005 Parents’ Choice Award.
Sign
up for Connect With Kids newsletter and learn more about their programs.
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