PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to ensure parents are given enough training and are made aware of their duties towards their children’s development at Happy Hearts Nursery
DEFINITIONS
Awareness - knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
Workshop - a meeting at which a group of people engage in intensive discussion and activity on a particular subject or project.
POLICY STATEMENT
Parental awareness and training focus on enhancing parenting practices and behaviors, such as developing and practicing positive discipline techniques, learning age-appropriate child development skills and milestones, promoting positive play and interaction between parents and children, accessing community services and supports, health and hygiene. The following programs are conducted to promote the same.
- Coffee Mornings:
This session offers information to increase parent-child interactions and parental awareness to enhance bonding between parents, children and teachers. The highlighted interventions expand parent’s knowledge about their children social, emotional and cognitive development. - Behaviour management session:
This session is designed for children with aggression and behavior problems. Guidance is provided for parents to involve their kids in activities to improve their social competence at home and at school. - Health, Hygiene and safety workshops:
Our visiting doctor creates awareness about healthy eating as a variety, balance, and range of foods as well as limiting certain foods, such as the intake of sugar, salt, and processed foods. Encourage parents to inculcate good hygiene habits, teaching their kids to have a healthy hygiene routine when they’re young to create habits that last throughout their lives. - Parents Teacher meeting:
An interactive session designed to enhance child development and school achievement. Where Parents and teachers discuss child's progress at school and find solutions to academic or behavioral problems.
IMPLEMENTATION DOCUMENTS
Please refer to the following documents to ensure the effective implementation of the policy:
- Parent feedback form
