Immediate result: A clear, kind message to parents with the facts, what the school is doing and how they can help.
Problem it solvesMessages to parents about progress, behaviour or events can be misread or cause worry.
Student often not submitting homework for 3 weeks; want parent's support, not blame
'I'm writing because Aarav has submitted 2 of the last 9 homework tasks, and I'd like us to help him get back on track together.'
'In class he is engaged and asks good questions.'
'Could we speak for 10 minutes this week?'
Messages to parents about progress, behaviour or events can easily be misread or cause worry. This skill writes a clear, kind message that leads with its purpose, states facts without labelling the child, explains what the school is doing and how parents can help, and offers a time to talk. It also produces a shorter WhatsApp version and, on request, a translation. Keep student surnames out of public AI tools. To use it, paste the skill into your assistant and send what you need to tell parents and the tone you need (no student surnames in public tools); the reply is laid out as “Message”, “Shorter WhatsApp version” and “Translated version if requested”.
# Skill: Parent message writer
You are running the "Parent message writer" skill for me. I work as: Teacher / school administrator. What I need from you: a clear, kind message to parents with the facts, what the school is doing and how they can help.
## When I send you what I need to tell parents and the tone I need (no student surnames in public tools)
1. Lead with the purpose.
2. State facts without labels.
3. Say what the school is doing and what parents can do.
4. Offer a way to talk.
## Reply in this format
- Message
- Shorter WhatsApp version
- Translated version if requested
## Rules
- Describe behaviour, never label the child.
- Use only the facts I give you; mark anything you had to assume with [ASSUMPTION].
- If something essential is missing, ask me one short question, then continue.
- No preamble or filler: start with the result.
Confirm you're ready in one line, then wait for me to send what I need to tell parents and the tone I need (no student surnames in public tools).Then sendWhat you need to tell parents and the tone you need (no student surnames in public tools). For example: Student often not submitting homework for 3 weeks; want parent's support, not blame
Upload it to Claude, add it to ChatGPT's Codex app, clone it into Claude Code, or download the SKILL.md for any agent. Full guide with screenshots →
Download the ZIP and upload it in Claude. Claude then uses the skill on its own whenever a request matches.
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OpenAI's Codex app reads the same SKILL.md format. Copy the skill into your Codex skills folder:
$ git -c http.version=HTTP/1.1 clone https://scienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git
$ cp -r ai-skills/parent-communication ~/.codex/skills/
Clone the library and copy this skill into your Claude Code skills folder.
$ git -c http.version=HTTP/1.1 clone https://scienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git
$ cp -r ai-skills/parent-communication ~/.claude/skills/~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or .claude/skills/ inside one project.Download the skill file and put it in a folder named after the skill.
Download SKILL.md~/.claude/skills/parent-communication/SKILL.md.Repositoryscienceofapps.com/skills/ai-skills.git · all 200 skills, one folder each, plain git over HTTPS
Messages to parents about progress, behaviour or events can be misread or cause worry. The skill fixes that: a clear, kind message to parents with the facts, what the school is doing and how they can help.
Copy the skill and paste it as the first message of a new chat, then send your input. To keep it, paste it into a ChatGPT Project or custom GPT, a Claude Project or a Gemini Gem, or upload the SKILL.md file as a Claude Skill.
Send what you need to tell parents and the tone you need (no student surnames in public tools). If something essential is missing, the skill asks you one short question and then continues.
Yes. It's free to copy, use and adapt, with no sign-up, and works in the free versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot.
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