ICEC Parent Educational Program

We believe that good parenting styles are essential to students’ growth, so ICEC Parent Educational Program aims at fostering competent parenting and family management skills among ICEC parents community. ICEC offers regular parent meetings, lectures and parent education seminars for parents of all age students. We try to help parents to develop realistic age-level expectations from knowledge of childhood behavior and growth.

ICEC PEP topics for 2016-2017 school year (Generated by Program Director Mrs. Lu Zhang and Approved by Principal of ICEC): 

1. Differences between boys and girls

• What are the differences between boys and girls?
• What are the real differences between boy behavior and girl behavior?
• What kind of behaviors are acceptable?
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.

2. Forming Friendships

• What are the difficulties for school age students to form a friendship?
• What are the ways to help them maintain a friendship?
• What can parents do to help them build confidence?
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.

3. Self-Esteem

• How can parents help the school age students build self-esteem?
• How can parents encourage students to resist negative peer pressure?
• How can parents work together with teachers to help students live up to their potential
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.

4. Form Good Values

• What are the good and core values?
• How parents can help school-age students form the proper and good values?
• What are the techniques and resources that can be used?
• How can parents keep the kids on the right track?
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.

​5.  Feelings

• How can parents notice school-age students’ uncomfortable and passive feelings?
• What are the ways and techniques that can be used to help them “fix it”?
• How can school-age students be encouraged and motivated to move forward?
• How can parents ensure that students get the good value and positive influence from their peers?
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.

6. Practical Parenting

• What are the model parenting styles that different families can follow?
• What can parents learn from each other on educating the school-age students?
• How to notice the difference between each child within the family?
• What are the resources and techniques that can be used?
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.

7. Relationship and Attachment

• How can parents and the students form a good relationship and attachment?
• How can set up and prepare good and positive family time and activities?
• What are the techniques and methods to motivate the students to talk about their difficulties?
• How can parents provide support and timely help?
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.

8. Home and School

• Why it is important for parents and school to communicate on a regular basis?
• What can parents learn from students’ academic performance?
• How to connect home and school together?
• Recommended books/reading materials will be provided.