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MoF parents have a keen interest in their child’s activities and learning. They often have high expectations, and will constantly compare MoF with the various other weekly activities their children attend or have attended. Parents are our main customer; it is their money that pays for the sessions. Parents are paying us to teach and look after their children. What greater responsibility could there be? We need to treat them as they deserve to be treated.
When parents arrive, shake hands, say hello. Smile. Make them welcome. Take an interest in them, and in their families. Parents and families should have somewhere comfortable to sit and watch sessions. Coaches need to make room for this to happen. Put benches along one side of the hall for spectators to sit (near the door).
When giving homework, do so in front of the parents so they can see what we are asking their children to practice. Emphasise why it is important that this homework gets done. (“It takes thousands of hours to learn good technique, you need to practice most days if you want to be the best you can be”). Parents can then support us by making sure the child does this homework during the week.
If a child has been particularly naughty, let the parent know what happened and how you dealt with it (“I had to ask him to sit out twice today, because he kept kicking the cones around the hall”.)
At the end of sessions, let parents know if their child has done particularly well.
Parents who are supportive of us make our jobs easier. Help them understand what we are trying to achieve and why we are doing things in a particular way. In this way, the parents can reinforce the learning outcomes that we are trying to achieve. Take time to talk to parents – as long as you have time to do so.
Related pages: For Parents