The Nigerian president arranged a first meeting last week but was forced to cancel it after many of the parents failed to show.
On Tuesday, over 100 parents and 51 escapees were present for the meeting with Jonathan which was held at the presidential villa in Nigeria's capital Abuja.
With some abducted schoolgirls still missing three months after their kidnap, Jonathan faces criticism at home and abroad over the deteriorating security situation in Africa's leading oil producing country and biggest economy.
The girls' abduction has drawn unprecedented international attention to the war in Nigeria's northeast and the growing security risk that Boko Haram poses to Nigeria, Africa's leading energy producer.