Testimonials

"Although the staff at my children’s school is very open to parent involvement and I never have a problem with contacting any of the teachers, the biggest challenge for me as a working parent has been how to contact other parents without making numerous phone calls and without disturbing them at an inconvenient time. Meanwhile there are a number of issues that I would like to address with my fellow caregivers: for example, ask them if it would be all right for all of us to agree upon not putting the sweets and sugary snacks in children’s birthday goody-bags, how to create a reading group in our class, does anyone know of a caring and reliable babysitter. I believe the SPC is the website that perfectly suits my needs as a parent."
-Dr. Rita Ellent

"SchoolParentsConnected is a professional site offering support and an opportunity for connecting with both schools and fellow parents. In addition it is very user-friendly. One of the reasons I like SPC is that I am frequently in need of donating children’s books or clothes, or selling/buying children’s items, or finding a caring home for a pet, and now I can easily do so via SPC. Being a working parent myself I highly recommend it to everyone who is caring for a school-aged child."
-I. Lauren

"It’s regrettable that I did not have such an opportunity when my son was growing up. I am glad that my son and daughter-in-law, as well as other parents can be now connected with their schools and other parents."
-Benjamin Koren

"To Buy or Not To Buy?” As a parent and an educator I face this dilemma on a daily basis. While parents struggle with limiting the time their children devote to television or video and electronic games, many also report that they often give in to their children’s requests for these modern “free babysitters” and eventually buy the PSP-s and other games (frequently associated with violent content) for their children because they do not wish for their youngsters to feel deprived (“everybody in my class has a PSP”). However, this (and many other) battles would be much easier to overcome if all of the caregivers in the class were able to thoroughly discuss the topic among each other, and make a unified decision about what would be the best choice for their children. If all the parents in the class are on the same page in this respect we would not have to worry about leaving our children with the sense of being deprived of something. I am aware of some instances where an entire parent body in a specific class refused to buy an expensive pair of snickers for their children and eventually everybody ‘won’. It is my hope that SPC will help us with similar and other issues."
-Tammy Mindelli

"As a parent of a child with special needs I feel that SPC is an absolute must for every caregiver."
-M. Surks