Parents and ʻohana who attended the ʻOhana Summit with Dr. Michael Thompson earlier this month, were asked to complete an evaluation form. We value what parents/ʻohana have to say in order for us to continue to provide valuable, educational and fun events for our families. Mahalo to those who took the time to complete the evaluation.
Below are a few questions from the evaluation followed by some comments received:
What did you enjoy/and or learn?
- Whoa! I learned about the importance of friendships – positive friendships.
- I really enjoyed how easy going Mr. Thompson was – the time went by too fast. I learned I really have no control over his (child) friends. That I need to instill the right values and hope he makes the right choices.
- It was interesting learning about the timeline of our keiki’s social development. I also enjoyed the candid answers the doctor gave.
- I enjoyed the sharing from other parents and Dr. Thompson’s response to their answers. The facts presented from different surveys on time spent on electronic equipment. Mostly from where your child learns the most, from friends. I learned that we should not get so uptight about every little thing.
What are some of the reasons you decided to attend?
- I think any parent wants to know if their child has friends and is happy. I wanted to know what was “normal” in terms of friendships and boys.
- Our child’s first year at Kamehameha. Need to be there to listen and learn.
- Each and every ʻohana summit has afforded us the opportunity to learn useful informatoin so we can be more effective communicators with our children.
- To improve ways in raising my child. To support our school. For the fellowship with faculty and other parents.
Other comments:
- Mahalo for offering such great resources.
- Mahalo for offering this to us. We were extremely thankful for dinner and the opportunity to learn abou our child’s social-emotional growth. We look forward to many more ‘ohana summits.
- Try not to have it on a school/homework night.
- This summit far exceeded my expectations.