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The perception of the amount of con- second section asks parents about tact with the family and the child their perceptions of how they are and that of the family. [...] and the last section examines thc extent to which families feel they Family-Centered Helpgiving can influence the resources and The eight statemen$ in the second supports they receive from the section are family-centered help- Program. [...] Theplete the survey and return parents who rcceive services in the to the program, stressing how home have higher participatory important it is to receive a sur- than those who receive ser- vey from every family in the scores vices in the classroom. [...] With this family about the areas of parenting programs a straightforward, one- information, teachers are able to in which they believe they page are tool built on well researched ensure that these new activities are competent and to encourage par- items with established relation- made available to the children in ents to share their strengths with ships among the constructs to the classroom. [...] with to document the extent to which asked to write column in the information gathered a from fami- parents involved in their program program's newsletter about lies, will some staff be able to develop feel confident in their parenting of the strategies she used to strategies to improve suc- their family- skills.