Along with teachers and other school personnel such as coaches, parents are “critical participants”1in a child’s treatment and recovery from a suspected concussion,including decisions about return to school, return to sports/recreation and return to everyday social and home activity:
- Active involvement of the parent is standard practice in pediatrics;
- The student athlete’s everyday environments at home and at school serve as important venues for observing post-concussion symptoms; and
- Parents and teachers are in the best position to observe the child’s behaviour and ability to function, which are important factors in the treatment of and recovery from concussion.
