The Impact of Non- Serious Behavior of Parents on Their Children Academic Performance

The Impact of Non- Serious Behavior of Parents on Their Children Academic Performance
By: Sanam Sarwar
1: Introduction:
Recent years in Pakistan, school management faces many challenges through studies of their students although they are performing well when they are at school but at home their performance were not improved. Management have decided to solve this out and arranged a meeting of staff members of all the campuses. They have gathered data of children those progress are not satisfactory or those who were not performing well.
When data has been gathered, from different campuses the main problem which every campus faces is lack of participation of Parents through studies of their children. Parent’s participation is the ingredient that makes the difference. Parents ' active involvement with their child 's education at home and in school brings great rewards and has can have a significant impact on their children 's child 's lives.
We arranged parent’s teacher meeting, but unfortunately many parents refused to attend that meeting because of their tough schedule. So school management want to know about the reasons of their non serious behavior, in this paper we analyzed some of the reasons.
2: Statement of Problems:
The major problems facing the school management are as follows: * Incomplete home assignments * Students attendance * Improper uniforms * Low participation in activities * Lack of adequate support from home.
In order to address these problems stated above the paper attempted to answer the following questions relating to the parents behavior: (a) What is the impact of non serious attitude of Parents on their Academic performance? (b) Do children need total attention from Parents to perform well? (c) Does Parents give that much attention which they required? (d) How the can remain informed about the daily progress of their children? (e) What are the main reasons of Parents to not attend PTM?
3: Literature Review:
Anita Gurian, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2012) says in her research paper that in adolescence, children become more independent and usually don’t want their parents in school. In middle and high school, students have to deal with more courses and more teachers in a more impersonal way, so parent involvement, although less direct, is still critical. Parents can participate in events at school, monitor homework, provide experiences and materials that supplement course work, and help children with organizational strategies. Parents can influence their children’s academic progress by encouragement, reinforcement, and modeling. Children learn from their parents’ own learning styles and activities, such as discussions, newspapers and other reading materials, television habits and quests for information and knowledge. She further said that when parents contribute effort and time, they have the opportunity to interact with teachers, administrators, and other parents. They can learn first-hand about the daily activities and the social culture of the school, both of which help them understand what their child 's life is like. The child and the school both benefit, and parents serve as role models as they demonstrate the importance of community participation. In addition to improving academic progress, parental involvement pays off in other significant ways. Numerous studies have shown that parents ' involvement is a protective factor against adolescent tobacco use, depression, eating disorders, academic struggles, and other problems. By staying involved with their child and/or teenager, parents can be a source of support, create a climate for discussing tough issues and serve as role models for responsible and empathic behavior.
Turnbull (1983) has identified four basic parental roles- parents as educational decision makers; parents as parents; parents as teachers and parents as advocates. Since the parent 's attitude is so important, it is essential that the home and school work closely together, especially for children with disabilities. The Warnock Report (1978) stresses the importance of parents being partners in the education of their children. The role of parents should actively support and enrich the educational processes. Korth (1981) states that parents should be recognized as the major teacher of their children and the professional should be considered consultants to parents.Tait (1972) opines that the parents’ psychological well-being and the ease or difficulties with which they decipher the cues that facilitate the socialisation process influence the personal and social development of the child. It is the Parents who exert the major influence on the development of the child from birth to maturity. In the above mention references shows how Parents cooperation is important for any child.
In our research we have also found that some of the parents are not interested to attend PTM (parents Teacher Meetings) we have asked the reason why it is so. Some parents said that lots of fathers have tough routine of offices so they can’t bear to come to attend PTM. But mothers are little bit unconscious to attend the meetings because of the lack of education. They can’t understand the concepts which teachers are trying to tell them. So all that mother didn’t have all the blame but father is also important for every child’s progress. Researchers have also found that fathers ' warmth is at least as important as mothers ' warmth in influencing youths ' behavior and conduct (Becker, 1960; Deklyen, Biernbaum, Speltz, & Greenberg, 1998; Deklyen, Speltz, & Greenberg, 1998; McPherson, 1974; Paley, Conger, & Harold, 2000; Patterson, Reid, & Dishion, 1992; Renk, Phares, & Epps, 1999;Russell & Russell, 1996; Siantz & Smith, 1994). Other researchers such as Forehand and Nousiainen (1993) and Kroupa (1988) have reported that fathers 'warmth and acceptance was the sole significant predictor of youths ' conduct and behavior problems. Forehand and Nousiainen speculated, "An adolescent may be more eager to obtain the approval of the father than of the mother, as the father 's acceptance is less available. Thus, the father 's acceptance, because of its lower level of occurrence may actually play a more salient role … than the mother 's approval" (p. 219).

Hilma Ndapewa Mbandeka, Career Institute Africa (08 Jun 2012)saids in her article that “ACADEMIC performance is one of the crucial areas of a learner’s life. Some learners may not be bothered if they progress or not, however their parents are left with great distress if their children do not perform. Learners whose parents support them during studies are more likely to bear favourable results than those who don’t get any support. It is very important for parents to help their children in making sure they do their homework and assignments, support them during exams and even when children fail parents should still offer support and motivate them to carry on.We need an effective and productive workforce in order to better develop our nation. Through efficient support from the parents, teachers, the community and the government, we will be able to achieve this.
So without any doubt, from the above mentioned discussion we come to the conclusion that child’s improvement in education holds great importance and significance for making the child future brighter. So if you think that Parents doesn’t hold importance then you are absolutely wrong. If you want to make your child confident in early stages of his education then you should make a decision that your child should get proper attention from parents. So we got the answers of our questions that Academic performance may be depends on both parents and school and yes children needs proper attention of their Parents in their educational matters. Some Parents try to give attention but unfortunately lack of education didn’t allow them to make their children perfect. They can remain informed about their children progress by attending meetings and taking information about their child from his/her teachers. Parents’ positive attitude towards child’s education is important in determining school attendance and academic achievement of the child. Favorable attitude towards schooling and education enhances Parental involvement in children’s present and future studies.

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References: * http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/3027.htm * http://www.newera.com.na/articles/45575/Factors-affecting-academic-performance-of * http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/involved_parents_hidden_resource_in_their_children039s_education * http://www.aboutourkids.org/about_us/staff/clinical_faculty/anita_gurian * http://ethesis.nitrkl.ac.in/3233/1/Final.pdf * http://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v30y2008i11p1328-1335.html * http://aer.sagepub.com/content/24/3/417.short * http://ilm.com.pk/learning-articles/early-childhood-education-in-pakistan/