PBIS Family Initiative
October
As a parent, you can be part of the formula for school success by using the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) strategy at home. Below are PBIS steps taken in the school to support appropriate behaviors and to provide a safe learning and environment. You can try them at home!
- Develop clear expectations along with your child’s input
- Explain the expected behaviors at a level your child will understand
- Acknowledge appropriate behaviors – use positive reinforcement to teach your child which actions/behaviors are expected
- When unacceptable behaviors occur, remind the child of the expectations
Reteach, model and/or have your child practice the appropriate behaviors
December
Enhance Home-School Communication
- One goal of enhancing home-school communication is to support PBIS activities at home and at school.
- Parents, teachers, and other caregivers must work as parents and share responsibility for promoting positive and consistent outcomes related to a child's academic, behavioral, and social-emotional development.
- Ask your child's teacher/administrators about PBIS expectations in the school in order to support expectations at home.
January
Parents can work along with teachers to promote positive behaviors in school. Below are a few steps.
1 Keep in contact with your child's teacher(s) regarding school life accomplishments.
2. Verbally acknowledge your child's school life accomplishments.
3. Remind your child that you are proud of them.
4. Follow through with promises and rules at home.
It is important that school personnel and families team up to support students academically, behaviorally. socially, physically, and emotionally. Let's partner together to develop the whole child
February
Young people today experience many of the same feelings and express some of the same behaviors as adults do. Understandably, children get angry, sad, frustrated, nervous, happy, and/or embarrassed. Unfortunately, they often do not have the words to talk about their feeling. Along with the staff at each school, parents can help their child(ren) understand how to appropriately express their feelings by using the following tips.
1. When talking to your child, explain different feelings in words s/he can understand. You may use books, videos, or pictures to get the point across.
2. Teach your child different ways s/he can deal with feelings and control behaviors. Discuss appropriate and inappropriate ways to behave.
3. Build an open line of communication with the school staff to support behavior expectations at home and school.