Before and After School Care

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What children do before and after school is just as important as their school time activities. These programs play a significant role in the lives of children and can offer more than a place to go when school is out.

 

How then, can we prevent children from risky behaviors?

 

Beating the Statistics

 

One way is to offer them good role models and a safe place to go after school. Students who have good relationships with their parents, are more likely to do well in school, have better social skills, are less likely to be involved in risky sexual behaviors and less likely to get into trouble with law enforcement. If students have no adult or non-parental role models at home a good after school program is essential to their well-being.

 

This will:

 

• Help them develop the social skills they will need to succeed in school and in life. Youths who graduate are also more likely to earn a better income than non-graduates.

• Before and after school programs that give students the chance to meet a caring adult offers them a positive role model. Students who have a healthy relationship with a compassionate non-parental adult are more likely to become contributing members of society and less likely to get into trouble.

• The quality of your child’s after school time is central to his/her emotional health. Children are more likely to do better in school, graduate and go on to higher education if they have an adult who cares about them.