I think I mentioned mandatory intake interviews for parents in my first response. To clarify I'd like to add that intakes were mandatory meaning no intake no tutoring. I was able to meet parents face-to-face and sometimes this was the only chance to meet them all year.

On two occassions I can remember going beyond the interview and really making a difference. A parent came to me about having problems communicating with her son. She had a difficult divorce and the her sons were in the middle. I was able to bring in a social worker/counselor and we were able to help her. She came to 90% of the parent events.

Another parent was a recovering addict who was trying to deal with living with her son again after a long period. I was the first staff person to interact with her...ever and her son had been in the program for 10 years! Eventually, she came in weekly for counseling and became active in events. I have lots of parent stories like these because I had over 150 kids.

My point is to agree that one-on-one interation means so much to parents. The ideas being presented in this discussion is on point!


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