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TLC strongly believes that
parent involvement is key to developing and enhancing the relationship of
each child to his/her world. TLC acts on these beliefs by offering:
- Parent
Education Classes
- Parent
Advisory Board
- Access to
resources at Bates Technical College, including seminars and the Resource
Room to make activities for children
- Linkage to
community resources
- Parent
Support: groups and brief intervention therapy available
- Access to
Parent Education classes through Bates Home and Family Life
- Family
Events
All TLC’s
services incorporate the philosophy that parents are a child’s first and
best teacher; therefore, each child’s individual learning must be supported
by parent education.
THE OBJECTIVES of the Parent Education program:
- 1) To teach
parents in a supportive environment the positive parenting skills and
strategies that encourage development of their children with special
needs.
- 2) To
provide information on child development and approaches to encourage
changes in their child’s skills and abilities.
- 3) To
involve parents in the planning of their child’s educational objectives.
- 4) To
inform parents of community educational, cultural, and recreational
opportunities (Re: Children’s Museum, city public libraries, local park
facilities, etc.).
- 5) To
provide the opportunity for parents to learn how to become advocates for
their children and how to negotiate the various special education, medical
and support systems to meet their child’s developmental needs.
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