‘Supportive parents make a big difference’ (Spain) ‘Preescolar Na Casa’ project photo: Jim Smale
to help them find their way and to encourage them. • We learned that some children are very good at relating to both children and adults, and have no problems in communicating. • My husband belongs to the Parents’ Association of the college, because we collaborate with the college in everything that is related to our children’s education. • In the parish where we live, we promote community activities in the old school. For example:
activities together. At the end of the series of meetings, we went on an excursion to get to know each other better, and to meet other parents and children from other parishes and townships. What did we get from the programme?
By being involved in the programme, we have been helped in a number of ways, as the following examples show.
• We learned to value education and dedicate ourselves more and in better ways to our children so that we could always help them as far as possible. • We learned to give importance to their early years. Many times it could seem that the children were very small and that they weren’t really getting into anything, but if you just stopped to watch them, you would see that
they learn from the moment they are born. • We learned to stand alongside our children at every stage of their education. Now our children are older and doing advanced work that we can’t help them directly with. But they know that we are right there with them and with their problems: if they have any worries we are always ready
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Early Childhood Matters
- Information technology courses that my husband and children attend; - Typewriting courses that my daughter Laura also attends; - English lessons; - Courses in sewing and dress-making; - Cooking courses; - Games tournaments; - Theatrical presentations and parties. I can honestly say that participation in the Preescolar Na Casa programme has been positive for my family! ❍