Parent Voice

Find your best voice to inspire your child to reach their aspirations.With no single or right formula to teach, reassure, or help a child, no precise age gauge for first experiences, and blurry lines between clear, obvious, and gut decisions, how can a parent know what is best or right in the course of their child's education?Parent Voice applies thought, experience, and a developmental model for parents to follow that allows for differences in personalities, dispositions, and supporting players.Real musings give real-life examples of parents positively influencing their child's educationReflection questions encourage engagement and applicationAction items offer guides for each stage of a child's developmentBe the guide and advocate your child needs by finding your best parent voice."e;Parent Voice describes how to handle difficult situations with the "e;Listen, Learn, Lead"e; structure, and also offers solutions to prevent them in the first place. This book teaches parents how to use their voices in effective ways and how to give their children voice."e;Karen L. Tichy, Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Educational LeadershipSaint Louis University, St. Louis, MO