“Meddling” with your kids may be the best thing for them
The National Survey of Student Engagement has released their 2007 Annual Report, which collects information from colleges and universities nationwide about student participation and academic performance. Among their findings is an extensive discussion about the role of parental involvement in the lives of college students, which garnered the intriguing headline: “Smart parents are meddling parents.”
According to the Virginian-Pilot, the survey “reaches the surprising conclusion that students who are regularly in touch with their parents fare better than those who rarely call home.” Among its findings, the report concludes that seven of ten college students communicate “very often” with at least one parent, and about three quarters of all students frequently followed the advice of a parent, often resulting in more exchanges with professors and more participation in educational activities that improve the quality of education.
The NSSE findings highlight the importance of the vital child-parent relationship: not only in the lives of their children, but also in their development and educational potential. The battle for the parental rights amendment is the battle to protect this vital relationship.
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Nov 19 at 2:27 pm
This is so true. I was raised by very involved parents — homeschooled by my mother, who stayed at home — but never felt suppressed or controlled. I’m an Honors student in biomedical engineering at Texas A&M University now, and I still live at home and call my parents a few times a day. I konw that if my parents weren’t so involved, I wouldn’t be anywhere near as ’successful’ as I am today. Before any halfway big decision I always talk to them, and I’ve been kept out of many a stupid blunder by doing so! Praise God for ‘meddling’ parents, and let’s make sure that our government doesn’t take this away!
Nov 21 at 3:53 pm