How are Parents Involved?
 

• Parents are interviewed as part of the comprehensive assessment.
   
• Parents complete ratings scales 3 times during the year (Fall, Winter, Spring). Ratings scales assess child’s social, emotional and behavioral functioning, parenting stress, and other family domains.
   
• Parents attend sessions with Y.E.S.S. Program staff to develop collaborative efforts between home and school, and to learn strategies for improving child behavior and parent-child relationships. To get to know the Y.E.S.S. Program facilitator and to achieve your family's goals as quickly as possible, it is recommended that parents initially meet with the Y.E.S.S. Program facilitator on weekly or bi-weekly basis.
   
• Changing child behavior may be a slow process, but change is possible if everyone does their part.
   
• Even if parents do not see problems at home, when parents are supportive of school-based intervention, changes in child behavior happen sooner.
   
• Children who experience problems of inattention, impulsivity, or defiance often do not have the ability to change their behavior by themselves. Therefore, parent and teacher involvement is critical. Parents and teacher change the structure of the home and classroom to help children follow rules better and behave better.
   
• Parents of children with academic, behavioral, social, or emotional difficulties have many more demands placed on them. Parenting sessions will help you better manage your child’s behavior and your stress.
   
• Parents are the experts on their children. You are likely already doing many things well. Parenting sessions will help you identify your strengths and improve the areas where you have difficulty.