Parental involvement is of fundamental importance for the child's development and success in school and in life. Communication benefits all parties involved; parents, school and child. The interaction between the school and parents helps parents to be more involved in their children's learning and to have new ideas on how to help their children have a higher success rate in school. Parents appreciate when their child's school keeps them informed about their child's development and feel more confident in the value of school involvement. (Patrikakou, 2008) There are specific mechanisms of parental influence that affect children's educational outcomes. The first consists of modeling school-related behaviors and attitudes. Parents become involved in school activities and children see that their parents take an interest in their education. Parents take the time to help the child with homework, communicate often with the teacher, and ask the child questions about his or her day. Modeling theory predicts that children will emulate the behaviors of...