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How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Seem Crazy
Teachers' Guide
July 2019 | 144 pages | Corwin
Strategies for working with parents of all kinds
Parents can be a teacher’s greatest advocate—and that’s why it’s important to know how to handle even the hardest parent situations. In fact, new teachers reported that parent communication is one of their biggest challenges. This teachers’ edition of the all-time best-selling How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Seem Crazy provides invaluable strategies that teachers can use to defuse angry parents and to work with all parents to advance the success of their children. Addressing a variety of educator needs and concerns, this resource
• Helps teachers get parents on their side with a set of proactive practices and policies
• Provides guidelines for teachers to follow when meeting with parents during annual reviews and IEP meetings
• Includes advice and vignettes that reflect challenges and concerns of today’s teachers
With resources that will remain relevant to teachers throughout their careers, this book provides a clear explanation of the complexities that interact to create dysfunctional parents and how teachers can most effectively problem solve, communicate, and learn from their relationships with parents.
Parents can be a teacher’s greatest advocate—and that’s why it’s important to know how to handle even the hardest parent situations. In fact, new teachers reported that parent communication is one of their biggest challenges. This teachers’ edition of the all-time best-selling How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Seem Crazy provides invaluable strategies that teachers can use to defuse angry parents and to work with all parents to advance the success of their children. Addressing a variety of educator needs and concerns, this resource
• Helps teachers get parents on their side with a set of proactive practices and policies
• Provides guidelines for teachers to follow when meeting with parents during annual reviews and IEP meetings
• Includes advice and vignettes that reflect challenges and concerns of today’s teachers
With resources that will remain relevant to teachers throughout their careers, this book provides a clear explanation of the complexities that interact to create dysfunctional parents and how teachers can most effectively problem solve, communicate, and learn from their relationships with parents.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Chapter 1. Why Are There So Many Angry Parents?
Chapter 2. Proactive Ways to Get and Keep Parents on Your Side
Chapter 3. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control Parents
Chapter 4. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Angry, Troubled, Afraid, and Seem Even Crazier
Chapter 5. Advice From Teachers Who Have Seen It All
Chapter 6. Putting Your Best Self Forward
Conclusion: 10 Goals to Help You Deal With Difficult Parents
References
Index
