Tackling Absenteeism: Ensuring Your Child’s Success

This workshop is designed to support parents and guardians in understanding the serious impact of absenteeism on a child’s academic performance and long-term opportunities. Participants explore the root causes of student absences—ranging from health issues and family circumstances to school-related stress—and learn proactive strategies to address them. The session emphasizes early identification of attendance problems, effective communication with school staff, and the creation of a structured and encouraging home environment. By the end of the workshop, families are equipped with tools to support consistent school attendance and help their children thrive academically.

• Chronic or frequent student absenteeism
  
  
• Family and home-based barriers to consistent school attendance
  
  
• Ineffective parent-school communication around attendance issues
  

1. Understanding the Root Causes of Absenteeism
   Participants will explore a range of potential factors contributing to absences—including illness, family disruptions, anxiety, and school disengagement—and learn to recognize early warning signs.
   
   
2. Strengthening School-Family Communication
   The workshop equips parents with techniques to build collaborative, solutions-oriented dialogue with school staff, which helps identify supports and interventions before issues escalate.
   
   
3. Creating a Consistent and Supportive Home Environment
   Parents will gain actionable strategies to build routines, address barriers to school attendance, and reinforce the importance of regular attendance in the home setting.