Parents pre-pandemic had to get their children ready for school by making sure they got dressed, were fed, getting them to school, and helping them with their homework when the day was done. Parents are a vital role in their child’s life and children who have that seem to excel in school, “When parents are able to provide nurturing care and strategic support for learning, they foster child brain development in ways that increase capacity for learning—building early attention, memory, and problem-solving skills. The quality of early parental care also shapes the development of child skills for making friends, getting along with others, and managing emotions and behavior.” (Pennsylvania State University, 2017)
What is parental engagement? Parental engagement/involvement is when the caregiver of the child or children whether it be biological parents, caregiver, or family members act to help with the child or children’s learning, development, and health.
The basic and normative stressor we are going to talk about is education. How about we look at the parent’s point of view?
First, we must describe what a normative stressor is. A normative stressor is an expected or predictable event that causes stress in our lives. For our example, parents getting children ready for school every day is a normative stressor because parents expect to do that.
What are the normative stressors of education from the parent’s point of view?
- Getting children dressed for school
- Making sure the children are fed before they go
- Helping with homework after school
- Communicating with their teachers
- Taking the children to school or putting them on the bus
- Making sure the children have a packed lunch or snacks to take with them