Dealing with Difficult Parents: A Survival Guide for Teachers

Dealing with the parents of the students that we teach can be some of the most challenging experiences that teachers face in their jobs. In this manual, you will work through practical exercises and learn, simple effective tips for dealing with all sorts of parents including the demanding, critical, helicopter, and passive-aggressive. This 112-page resource manual will also provide the reader with parent letters, templates, strategies to engage parents positively in their children’s education. Nonverbal communication tips, format for effective meetings, developing positive and ongoing relationships with families, parents, and students. This book was developed and produced for an acclaimed seminar that ran for 10 years with more than 5,000 educators trained. With anecdotal accounts, practical solutions and based on real life experiences.A few of the things that you will learn in this practical manual are:
Effective response styles to use with all types of parents
The dynamics of conflict
How to document parent contacts effectively Dealing with unscheduled visits to school
Dealing with persistent, unwarranted phone calls from demanding parents How to prevent being threatened with legal action What to do when accused of wrongdoing
How to handle a tirade