Engaging under resourced parents in schools

This is the beginning phase of rearing healthy children.  Encouraging under resourced parents to take a pro active stand in the daily dynamics of their child's life is difficult but possible.  Therapist and agencies should use a holistic approach in designing interventions to engage difficult parents.  Assessments should addresss support systems, pathology, evironmental components, community resources, and assessibility to professionals. 

Parents should co-chair the team of professionals working with their child.  Bashing, humiliating, and focusing on a parents poor parenting skills won't make them PTA president.  However, providing parents with a peer parent networking system may engage the parent and increase positive visibility in their child's school and life.

Schools have so many programs targeting parental involement and it's disheartening when 2-3 parents show at PTA.  Parents come with an entourage to school  to clear suspensions and ready to fight the school staff..

For more information on engaging black parents download: When I am Learning to Love Me by Michelle Chaisson.  Download at Barnes & Nobles Pubit or Amazon kindle e books.When I am Learning To Love Me

April 2011 is mentor a teen parent month

FOCUS ( family, outreach, community, unity & schools) is asking all Professional Black women to participate in this month we have designated as mentor to a teen parent month.

Teen moms try to balance being a teen, a mom, and a student.  Oftentimes our girls lack family support due to pathological issues in the family, lack of parental commitment, or trying to find love they miss in their self-discovery journey. 

As Black women lets begin to shower our girls with our attention and wisdom.  For more information on how to become involved please email: wheniamlearningtoloveme@gmail.com

Rearing healthy girls in today's society

Calling all professional Black women to mentor a teen mother during the month of April 2011.  It's no secret that many states are dealing with teen pregnancy.  Let's get involved and mentor these young ladies to increase their social interaction, increase self-esteem, improve communication between among families, and decrease the chance of future unintended pregnancies.  These are our daughters so let's save them.

For more information about getting involved please email: wheniamlearningtoloveme@gmail.com