The rewards of being an integral part of your child's schooling are long-lasting

Last week I had an opportunity to speak at a Parent Participation Preschool. It was a real pleasure to visit the school and meet the parents. The PPP format includes regular parent education workshops and I was invited to speak about children's books and how we can help prepare young children for reading.

This morning I was in my ten year old's classroom, helping the children with a sewing project. They are making button blankets and needed help threading needles and stitching buttons. There were three moms in the classroom, two of us are former Parent Participation moms. My experience has been that both our boys (almost) expect mom to be around the school, driving for field trips and helping where needed because mom was involved from the start. For kids whose parents were in the preschool classroom, it is only logical that they become involved in the elementary school. When considering a preschool, I urge you to make parent involvement a priority. I know it is much easier to drop off your child at preschool or school but the rewards of being an integral part of your child's schooling are forever.