When parents are involved in their children s education at home, their children do better in school. The more extensive the parent involvement, the higher the student achievement. When parents are involved in their students education, those students have higher grades and test scores, better attendance, and complete homework assignments more consistently. When parents are involved, students exhibit more positive attitudes and behavior. Students whose parents are involved in their lives have higher graduation rates and greater enrollment rates in post-secondary education.
Educators hold higher expectations of students whose parents collaborate with the teacher.
They also hold higher opinions of those parents. Children from diverse cultural backgrounds tend to do better when parents and professionals collaborate to bridge the gap between the culture at home and the learning institution. Student behaviors, such as alcohol use, violence, and anti-social behavior decrease as parent involvement increases. Students are more likely to fall behind in academic performance if their parents do not participate in school events, develop a working relationship with their child s educators, or keep up with what is happening in their child s school. Junior and senior high school students whose parents remain involved, make better transitions, maintain the quality of their work, and develop realistic plans for their future .