{"id":10030,"date":"2022-11-02T13:15:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/?p=10030"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:43:26","slug":"how-can-schools-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/how-can-schools-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"How can schools enhance parents&#8217; engagement better post-Covid?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Parents make a difference.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, they make the greatest contribution to their child\u2019s education at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research shows that Positive Parental Behaviour is vital. This includes all forms of Positive Parental Behaviour in everyday activities and when their children are not in school. This idea lies at the heart of what is meant by parental engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless of what the research states, common sense tells us that engaged parents equal successful students. There is no doubt that parent involvement is critical to a student&#8217;s success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How can schools enhance parents&#8217; engagement better post-Covid?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Parenting &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools can offer information and tools that help parents better understand their child\u2019s development and create a home that facilitates learning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Communicating &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools can communicate important school events and information with parents for better<\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/dealing-with-disruptive-school-children-and-stabilizing-their-behaviour\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> child growth and development<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Volunteering &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools can recruit parents and families to volunteer at the school and community events.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Learning at home &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parents need information on classroom activities so they can help their children continue the learning at home.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Decision making &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Parents want to be involved in important school decisions. Survey says parents teachers meetings and community discussions provide that opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Community Collaboration &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools can develop partnerships with neighbouring businesses and organizations to provide services to the community to enhance positive parental involvement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Dimensions-of-Parenting-Style-based-on-NPP-Questionnaire_fig2_357405888\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Dimensions of Parenting Style based on NPP Questionnaire<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10031 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dimensions-of-Parenting-Style-based-on-NPP-Questionnaire.png\" alt=\"Dimensions of Parenting Style\" width=\"629\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dimensions-of-Parenting-Style-based-on-NPP-Questionnaire.png 850w, https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dimensions-of-Parenting-Style-based-on-NPP-Questionnaire-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Dimensions-of-Parenting-Style-based-on-NPP-Questionnaire-768x323.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10032 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Positive-parental-behaviour-is-important-in-child-growth-and-development.-How-schools-can-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-Covid_-3.jpg\" alt=\"Positive parental\" width=\"626\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Positive-parental-behaviour-is-important-in-child-growth-and-development.-How-schools-can-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-Covid_-3.jpg 1957w, https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Positive-parental-behaviour-is-important-in-child-growth-and-development.-How-schools-can-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-Covid_-3-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Positive-parental-behaviour-is-important-in-child-growth-and-development.-How-schools-can-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-Covid_-3-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Positive-parental-behaviour-is-important-in-child-growth-and-development.-How-schools-can-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-Covid_-3-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Positive-parental-behaviour-is-important-in-child-growth-and-development.-How-schools-can-enhance-parents-engagement-better-post-Covid_-3-1536x856.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Do Schools effectively reach out to parents?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what can schools do to promote and improve parent engagement? What\u2019s the best way to increase parent engagement? In what areas should schools focus on their energy?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re not getting the desired response from your engagement efforts, it may be that you\u2019re not communicating with them effectively. Many schools still rely on traditional forms of communication, like emailing newsletters in the form of PDF attachments or sending home paper announcements in students\u2019 folders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You probably know as well as anyone that parents are busy these days. There may be two <\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/5-ways-parents-can-get-involved-in-schools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">working parents<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the home who are trying to juggle their child&#8217;s growth and development with their careers. Schools likely have many students who are raised by single parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reach these busy parents, schools have to make communication convenient and quick to read. You have to target your outreach efforts in a way that is more likely to be received. For most parents that means online communication. Here are four best practices that schools can adopt:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/apply\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/CTA-School-Banner-2.jpg\" alt=\"CTA\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>1. Create a Mobile friendly parent strategy<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than anything else, parents want information. They want to know how their children are doing in school. They want to know what activities are on the horizon for their children. They want to know when assignments are due, as this will help the child&#8217;s growth and development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then the next strategy will be to provide a notification system that allows parents to receive instant, user-specific targeted messages, voice, email, social media, and website alerts for time-sensitive news and information.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Also Read<\/span><\/strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a style=\"color: #333399;\" href=\"https:\/\/varthana.com\/school\/5-reasons-why-a-physical-learning-environment-is-the-best-for-students-in-the-long-run\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 reasons why a physical learning environment is the best for students in the long run<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><b>2. Engage parents in school activities<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is no better way to promote engagement than to share stories of other parents who are actively involved; positive parental behaviour can effectively influence other parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask the involved parents to contribute to your school\u2019s blog or newsletter. Maybe a parent who volunteers in the classroom could share his or her story and why volunteering is so beneficial. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A parent who was in a parent-teacher meeting or who helped organize a school function could write about his or her positive experience and share it with other parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>3. Embrace social media<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your student\u2019s parents are on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn. You must go where they spend their time if you want to reach them. That means making a social media outreach effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Facebook to post links to your blog, announcements and other important information. Facebook is also great for pictures, so use it to post images from your most recent event. This way, interested parents can get involved in the next event.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>4. Feedback to improve school management<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want parents&#8217; input on important school decisions? Get them involved early through online surveys. Schools can use a service like Google forms to create and distribute online surveys to parents. Email, social media, and even the school website can be used for outreach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A short, five-question survey could be enough to pique a parent\u2019s interest in a particular menu or to spark some online conversation. Suppose you could send out a survey about changes to the school\u2019s art program and a parent would complete it and become more interested in the outcome. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That could drive them to attend meetings, participate in planning committees, and contribute to the school&#8217;s decision-making process, resulting in positive parental behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents make a difference. In fact, they make the greatest contribution to their child\u2019s education at home. Research shows that Positive Parental Behaviour is vital. This includes all forms of Positive Parental Behaviour in everyday activities and when their children are not in school. 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