What Will Parents As Teachers Help Families Achieve?

• Empower parents to give their children the best possible start in life.
• Increase parent knowledge of child development and appropriate ways to stimulate their children's intellectual, language, social, and physical development.
• Provide parents with information which will help them to engage in more language and literacy promoting activities with their children.
• Enhance parent and child interaction and strengthen family relationships.
• Develop strong partnerships between parents and schools.
• Provide for early detection of developmental problems.
• Prevent child abuse and neglect.