The Importance of Parent Engagement

ECE 497 Child Development Capstone

Katherine Palichuk
Lakeshia Yancey
June 21, 2015

Your High School Student

High School is a time of rapid changes for most youth.
They are learning to cope with new social settings,
educationally they are being challenged more, and they are
in the beginning stages of preparing for adult life. Between
studying for SATs, extra-curricular activities, and
navigating teenage romance, high school be a whirlwind
of a time. And before you know it, they are off to college.
It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of
problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry. (Howe, E.W.)

Where does child development fit in?

What is child development?
Why is it important to me and my family?
Where is my high school student on the timeline?

Staying involved in your childs life

when they are in High School
Show interest in their school
work
Communicate high (yet realistic)
expectations
Offer ongoing praise and support

Ecological Systems Theory of

Development
Who is Bronfenbrenner?
What is Ecological System Theory?
The Mesosystem

Epstein's Framework of Six Types of

Involvement
Parenting
Communicating
Volunteering
Learning at Home
Decision Making
Collaborating with Community

Parenting
How this type of involvement
influences learning and development.
Ideas of how the school or community
can implement

Communicating
How this type of involvement
influences learning and development.
Ideas of how the school or community
can implement

Volunteering
How this type of involvement
influences learning and development.
Ideas of how the school or community
can implement

Learning at Home
How this type of involvement
influences learning and development.
Ideas of how the school or community
can implement

Decision Making
How this type of involvement
influences learning and development.
Ideas of how the school or community
can implement

Collaborating with Community

How this type of involvement
influences learning and development.
Ideas of how the school or community
can implement

Resources

Berk, L. E. (2013).Child development. (9th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ:

Pearson.
Do You Know How to stay involved in your childs education even when
they are in High School. (n.d.). Retrieved June 22, 2015
Kim, C. (2008, September 22). Academic Success Begins at Home: How
Children Can Succeed in School. The Heritage Foundation.
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/