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Open your ears! Making an assumption about a teen parent is one of the easiest and fastest ways to damage a relationship with them - the opposite of helping. Open your ears and listen to what they have to say, and take steps that are going to give them the help they actually need, not what you think they need. 

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Open your ears! Making an assumption about a teen parent is one of the easiest and fastest ways to damage a relationship with them - the opposite of helping. Open your ears and listen to what they have to say, and take steps that are going to give them the help they actually need, not what you think they need. 

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Have time to make calls/zoom calls so that students/parents can join discussions and be involved in class even if they have no way to get to school because of their own personal life or no way of transportation.

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Find ways to connect with families in personable ways to encourage the connection and desire for them to reach out and continue communication.

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reach out to families and see how you can support and provide resources for students outside of the classroom.

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Have a dedicated day of the week in which parents can come into the class to participate in an activity

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Something that can create more involvement in the classroom is including parents in the classroom. For example if the children are learning about fruits, allow the students to give the parents a fruit bowl as the parents are picking up their children from school. Allowing students to work with their parents will allow students to become more involved with classroom activities.

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Ask if the family has any concerns or needs that I could help provide or if I can’t provide the resource help I can put them in touch with someone who can

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Have survey at the beginning of the year to get to know the family

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Distribute a weekly checking in for students so that they can share their needs

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Find time in a teen parent schedule to come into the classroom and participate in a classroom activity like reading a story to the kids or helping out in a class party.

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Hqve a weekly newsletter that can be accessed through phone or paper