How to deal with parents who are angry, troubled, afraid, or just plain crazy /
McEwan, Elaine K.,1941-
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press,
c2005.
Emotionally charged, often disgruntled, and occasionally abusive parents--sound familiar? The newly revised, second edition of Elaine McEwan's bestselling classic will help you manage your most difficult audience, adding several new features and examples that will give you the confidence and skills you need to handle such situations, including:  Over two dozen strategies-enhanced and updated-to defuse emotionally charged parents  An updated, easy-to-administer Healthy School Checklist to determine if your schools culture encourages parents or pushes them over the edge  Fifty Ways to build parental support for your school. Ten Goals-at-a-Glance to help keep your school-community relations on target. A built-in facilitator guide-ideal for book groups and staff development, including energizers, suggestions for role-playing, think-alouds, and questions for reflection and discussion. Every educator will find invaluable strategies for handling angry and unresponsive parents and the critical issues that cause misunderstandings. Following McEwan's seven steps of effective problem-solving will help with quick solutions while creating a nurturing, healthy school environment. And in today's schools and a NCLB environment, developing a supportive parent-community relationship is essential to everyone's success.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-117) and index.
Why so many parents are angry, troubled, afraid, or just plain crazy -- Defusing and disarming out-of-control parents -- Solving the problems that make parents angry, troubled, afraid, or just plain crazy -- Creating and nurturing a healthy school -- The proactive approach : fifty plus ways to build parental support -- Conclusion.
Emotionally charged, often disgruntled, and occasionally abusive parents--sound familiar? The newly revised, second edition of Elaine McEwan's bestselling classic will help you manage your most difficult audience, adding several new features and examples that will give you the confidence and skills you need to handle such situations, including:  Over two dozen strategies-enhanced and updated-to defuse emotionally charged parents  An updated, easy-to-administer Healthy School Checklist to determine if your schools culture encourages parents or pushes them over the edge  Fifty Ways to build parental support for your school. Ten Goals-at-a-Glance to help keep your school-community relations on target. A built-in facilitator guide-ideal for book groups and staff development, including energizers, suggestions for role-playing, think-alouds, and questions for reflection and discussion. Every educator will find invaluable strategies for handling angry and unresponsive parents and the critical issues that cause misunderstandings. Following McEwan's seven steps of effective problem-solving will help with quick solutions while creating a nurturing, healthy school environment. And in today's schools and a NCLB environment, developing a supportive parent-community relationship is essential to everyone's success.
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