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Parenting Behaviors that Promote School Success
Parenting Behaviors that Promote School Success Author:Thomas J. Brown While this effort makes no attempt to conceal the fact the public schools, in general, have not treated minority students equitably, it also contends that many minority students enter kindergarten at a decided disadvantage. This fact, which figures prominently in the continuing cycle of minority underachievement, is not a problem for which ... more »public schools can be blamed. The author presents information that can enhance parenting behaviors through emphasizing the understanding that responsible parenting does not happen by chance. It results from careful analyses of the benefits and consequences of parenting behaviors on the growth and development of youth. The interaction of parents with children is never inconsequential; its impact is either positive or negative. Against this backdrop, it helps parents identify and mute the impact of some of the debilitating experiences children may have to endure in schools.« less