This means that families can improve their children's achievement in school by making sure their children attend school regularly, encouraging their children to read at home regularly, and turning off the TV. In addition, parents should use the home environment to foster good study skills, complete homework before play, and to offer praise for good work. Parents should not use this time to complete their children's homework. Instead they should use community resources such as the library or church workshops where they may offer tutors or study aides. .
At school, parents should make an effort to have regular communication with their children's teachers. This will give the parent an opportunity to ask questions about their children. Additionally, parents can ask what they can do at home to help their children in school. Parents can also strengthen school ties by volunteering for school activities, attending conferences/open houses, and attending PTA meetings. Parents can also act as tutors to help students with problems. More importantly, parents should get involved in school to act as an advocate for their children. Moreover, schools are always seeking parent participation. Schools can increase parent involvement by setting up programs like workshops to help parents provide learning experiences at home, provide summer enrichment programs for parents and children, and by having parent involvement in the classroom. Schools seek parents to serve on advisory committees, sponsor certain school activities, and to help with fundraising. Teachers can have parents play a more active role in their children's education by making sure that their first contact with them is a positive one. An example of a parental involvement program would be the one implemented by the San Benito School District in 1995. The district created its own office of parental involvement that runs workshops for parents every Friday.
