Gaining Parent Cooperation Checklist

What will you do this year to help parents know about and be involved in 4-H? How important are these things? Which will be your highest priority?

In the left column, check the things you plan to do. In the right column, check how important you feel this item is.

Plan To Do				How Important is this item?
Plan To Do				Very Important	Not Important
	1.	Talk with parents about their child and 4-H whenever you see them.
	2.	Hold 4-H meetings in homes when practical.
	3.	Arrange a club tour to go around to all members' homes, yards, gardens or whatever.
	4.	Help members to entertain parents at a special 4-H meeting or activity.
	5.	Meet with parents to explain what 4-H is, what is expected of the 4-H member and how parents can be of help.
	6.	Ask parents to attend an occasional club meeting.
	7.	Get parents to help plan programs.
	8.	Inform parents about the project work of their youngsters and seek their support for the youth's work.
	9.	Show parents 4-H records and ask them to help their children with projects and record keeping.
	10.	Inform parents well in advance of upcoming activities.
	11.	Ask both parents to help their children with their project.
	12.	Praise and thank parents often for their work in 4-H.
	13.	Divide the 4-H work that needs to be done into small tasks and assign according to the skills of parents.
	14.	Make a special effort to encourage fathers to participate in 4-H activities.
	15.	Invite parents to attend activities, exhibits, field days and special occasions to honor them.
	16.	Ask parents to help with a small group of youth working on a project that interests the parent.
	17.	Which parents can you identify that have a talent they could share by presenting a program to the club?
		Parents	Topics


	18.	Which parents might be prospects to help with special activities?
		Parents	Topics

Updated by Beverly Hines, former 4-H specialist, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas.

DR. DARLENE Z. BAKER is state leader - 4-H youth development, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas, Little Rock.

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