The importance of parents in the primary education of children

Obitelj ima ključnu ulogu u rastu i razvoju djeteta. Roditelji su ti koji najbolje poznaju svoje dijete. Polaskom djeteta u školu roditelji i učitelji postaju partneri u odgoju i obrazovanju djeteta. Partnerstvo podrazumijeva zajednički rad roditelja i učitelja, međusobno uvažavanje, poštovanje, povjerenje, otvorenost u komunikaciji, fleksibilnost i sve to radi postizanja zajedničkog cilja a to je poticanje djeteta u ostvarivanju svih njegovih potencijala. Realizacija ovakvog odnosa pod utjecajem je brojnih čimbenika. Oni se odnose na čimbenike vezane uz obitelj i roditeljstvo, ali i na samu spremnost škole na partnerski odnos s roditeljima. Neki roditelji se nerado uključuju u život i rad škole, međutim od škola se očekuje da potiču roditelje na partnerski odnos te da daju vlastiti doprinos njegovom ostvarenju. Cilj ovog rada je ukazati na važnost ostvarivanja partnerskog odnosa između roditelja i škole jer roditelji mogu uvelike dati pozitivan doprinos obrazovanju svoje djece.The family plays a main role in the growth and development of the child. Parents are the ones who know their child best. When a child starts school, parents and teachers become partners in the upbringing and education of the child. Partnership implies teamwork of parents and teachers, mutual respect, esteem, trust, openness in communication, flexibility and all the way to achieving a common goal and that is encouraging the child to achieve all their potential. The realization of such relationships is influenced by a number of factors. They refer to factors related to family and parenthood, but also to the school's willingness to partner with parents. Some parents are reluctant to get involved in the life and work of the school, but they will expect the school to give their own contribution to the partnership. The aim of this paper is to pointed out the importance of achieving partnerships between parents and schools that parents could greatly contribute to the education of their children