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National Parent Leadership Month honors parents for the leadership roles they hold at home and in their communities. We acknowledge the strengths of parents as leaders and recognize the extraordinary courage and tenacity of parents who have reached out to make improvements in their families and communities. A Parent Leader is a role model and an advocate for children, families and communities. A Parent Leader may be a parent, grandparent, foster parent or anyone in a parenting and leadership role. Strong Parent Leaders are more likely to be effective parents, so promoting Parent Leadership is essential to our goal of building and supporting strong, safe families.
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Parents Anonymous® Recognizes, Honors and Celebrates the Strengths of Parents as Leaders
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Adult Workshops at “Parents Leading the Way” included: Family Volunteering, Communication through Drumming, Advocating for Your Special Needs Child, and Living in the Zoo—Understanding Personality Types.
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The Children’s Program at the Conference included: visits from the North Charleston Fire Department, the Charleston Co. Library Bookmobile, the Backporch Storytellers and the CSU Music Therapy Club. |
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Sharon Kirby (pictured on right, below,) SC Parent Leader, Charleston Tri-County area, received the 2007 National Jolly K Award. Sanquinita Martin (pictured on left below,) Foothills Alliance, Anderson, SC, received the 2007 South Carolina Juanita Chavez Award. The awards honor Sharon and Sanquinita for their dedication to their families and communities. |
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Nineteen Staff and Parent Leaders attended the National Training Institute in Washington, D.C. Participants met and worked with parents and staff from all over the National Parents Anonymous® Network. They attended informative skill-building workshops such as “Monitoring Your Child: Effective Strategies for Healthy Internet Use,” “Because Kids Count: The National Child Maltreatment Prevention Plan,” and “Parent Advocacy: Making a Difference in the Lives of Family.” Staff and Parent Leaders met on Capitol Hill with their Senators and Congressmen to encourage them to support legislation aimed at Strengthening Families.
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Our thanks go to our Community Partners, Parent Leaders, Affiliates and their Staff for their efforts in making South Carolina a Parents Anonymous® network that other organizations within the national network want to emulate when celebrating Parent Leadership! In SC we recognized over 200 parents and held local celebrations of National Parent Leadership Month in 15 counties!
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Our sincere appreciation to all of our Sponsors for their contributions to all of the 2007 National Parent Leadership Month programs!
Click here for a list of Charleston Tri-County Sponsors and Partners for the “Parents Leading the Way” Conference on Feb. 24, 2007. |
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The 4th Annual “Parents Leading the Way” Conference demonstrated the positive outcomes of our guiding principles of Parent and Shared Leadership. |
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For more on local NPLM celebrations and recognition of Parent Leaders, click here. |
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2007 National Training Institute in Washington, DC |
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4th Annual “Parents Leading the Way” Conference |