How to be more involved in your teenager’s education

The active and regular participation of parents in the education of their teenagers is essential for the teenagers’ integral development and good academic performance. Parents should accompany their teenagers in their day-to-day life and know how their teen feels about their teachers, classmates, achievements, subjects, etc., which also involves being interested in the teenagers’ experiences, challenges and dreams.

This companionship involves parents assuming a more active role in school activities: talking with teachers about their teenager, communicating aspirations about their teen’s school achievements, and setting education-related rules at home (parental involvement). It also encourages parents to have a meaningful and active involvement in their teenagers’ learning process at home, at school and in the community (parental engagement). 

Parents constantly navigate between parental involvement and parental engagement. When parents are involved in their teenager’s education or engaged in their teenager’s learning, they can have a positive impact on their teenager’s social, emotional, physical and academic development – which in turn improves parental satisfaction. It is always a good time to start playing a more active role in your teenager’s education, please take these ideas into account if you do so: