Between 1960 and 1994 the suicide rate among teens nearly tripled making suicide the third leading cause of death for young people. Since 1971, the number of adolescents admitted to private psychiatric hospitals has increased fifteen fold. There are numerous reasons as to why parents should be involved with their children. By actively engaging themselves they are able to find out the best ways to help their children improve. Good communication with the school promotes better achievement.
Parents wish to influence the school with their family values and culture.
As they become more actively involved they will instill some of these qualities into the school. Together parents and the school can help students obtain the best education. These are just a few suggestions to the many reasons as to why parents should be actively involved with their children. It is important that parents be supportive in the home as well as school. There should be a strong interrelationship between school and home life and should be supported by parents.