A Parenting Guidebook
The Roles of School, Family, Teachers, Religion , Community, Local, State and Federal Government in Assisting Parents with Rearing Their Children
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FOREWORD
As a former director of New York City Day Care Centers and now a retired educator and politician, I realize the importance of this guidebook for parents. It is a well known fact that when parents, grandparents, teachers, administrators, politicians and communities all work together, schools get better and students get the high quality education they need and deserve to lead productive lives. Quality education is paramount to a child’s growth, development and success in life. Education is about discovering the special talents and skills of our children and guiding their learning according to high standards.
Parents are the necessary key ingredients in improving children’s education. It is imperative that schools and day care centers across
This parent guidebook is designed to assist parents in understanding the connection of their role and the role of all the agencies and community groups who are there for support. This book is to help parents and families to become more active participants in their children’s education. To make sure that no child is left behind in our educational system, this timely and much needed guidebook has excellent suggestions and recommendations for helping parents and families get involved. I encourage all interested educators, parents, grandparents, community leaders and concerned citizens to read this guidebook.
The Honorable Shirley Chisholm
Former Director of
and Former Member of Congress
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About the Book
A Parenting Guide Book is a 260 page, practical, easy to read and use book that tells you what to say and how to say it to your children as a parent, grandparent or significant and responsible adult in the home. Children need their parent/responsible adult figure to be involved in their lives and with their schoolwork. The Parenting Guide Book is just what busy parents, teachers or responsible adults in the home need to assist them with rearing children. The book provides helpful advice, wonderful ideas and ready-to-use strategies all designed to improve parenting skills and school success.
A Parenting Guide Book is intended to assist parents and others who are involved in the important job of helping to raise and educate children. Children are our greatest resource; they are our future and an extension of parents. Having quality parental involvement in the early stages of a child’s life is crucial and paramount to the growth and development of successful adults.
About the Author
Dr. Willie J. Kimmons is a career educator, former classroom teacher, professor, dean, vice president, college interim president and chancellor in public schools, two and four-year colleges and universities. Currently, he is an Educational Consultant for Pre-K-16 schools, Title I Schools, Parents and motivational speaker. Dr. Kimmons is a parent of four adult children, two girls and two boys and five grandchildren, three granddaughters and two grandsons.
He is a frequent writer of educational and parenting articles for two local
His interest in education stems from a background of training and experience in the area of human development, leadership and community service. He is always eager to promote learning and development of the student by setting the atmosphere to motivate not only the student, but also all individuals within the student’s educational arena.
He has spent his entire career getting to the root of and understanding the nature of today’s students’ issues. He has successfully dealt with many of the challenges of today’s parents and students throughout his career as a professional educator. His life’s ambition is to promote the survival and progress of education, and continue his commitment and dedication to parents, teachers and children.