1. Marymount Secondary School
Sharing Session for S1 Parents Support from School Social Worker

2. School Social Work Service
Mrs. Pauline Chan
School Social Worker
Caritas- Hong Kong
MSS: Monday – Thursday (9:00a.m. - 5:15p.m.)
Guidance Room
Caritas SKW: Friday (9:00a.m. -8:00p.m.)
2/F, Aldrich Integrated Services Building,
15 Aldrich Bay Road, Shaukeiwan, H.K.

3. Objectives (please refer to the leaflet)
To facilitate communication and collaboration between parents, school and community partners for the well-being of the students
To develop students’ potentials and enhance their problem solving ability in personal and inter-personal aspects
To maximize their educational opportunities via community support services.

4. Your daughter is going to be a secondary school student, how do you feel?
A. Happy
B. Excited
C. Worry
D. Anxious

5. Changes
Primary School  Secondary School
Children  Teenager

6. Difficulties/ Challenges: Learning
More subjects/ homework
No exam but many quizzes and small tests
Teaching /Learning pattern (active learning)
Cycle days vs weekly (pack school bag)
School environment (Special rooms/ facilities) ……
English literature, Chinese history, history, geography…
No exam in S1 & S2
10 days in a cycle

7. Difficulties/ Challenges: Inter-personal
New friends
Learn to get along with friends like an adult
Teachers’ expectation

8. Difficulties/ Challenges: Personal
Personal choice/ Independent
Time management
Self-discipline
Emotion management

9. As parents, we have to …L.E.A.R.N.
L: Listening
E: Empathetic
A: Acceptance
R: Reflective
N: Never stop learning as a good enough parent

10. Listening Be a good listener Choose a right timing
Give appropriate feedback
Ask open-ended questions
Deliver words of affirmation

11. Empathetic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-AfeaRD_IA
Perspective taking
No judgement
Realize emotion
Feel with others

12. Acceptance
Accept ≠ Approve
Accept feelings & need
Approve behaviours

13. Reflective Pay attention to your own values and expectations
Be reflective on your parenting styles
Direct & control vs consult & give guidance
Protect vs let them to bear responsibility
Rewards & punish vs be a role model
Be open-minded to learn from your daughter

14. Never stop learning as a good enough parent

15. If you need any support, please feel free to contact me.
Empathetic
Never stop learning as a good enough parent
Accept
Reflective
Listen
If you need any support, please feel free to contact me.