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PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Understanding the Lives of Parents: Why Do They Do Those Things They Do?   Scenario: "If the Parents Would Just..."   Demands and Decisions   What Experts Have to Say   Quick Tips on Important Issues   Popular Literature   A Theoretical Look at Parenting Styles   So, What′s the Problem?   What′s a Parent to Do?   Avoid Extremes   Focus on the Target Goals of Parenting   Try Hard...and Keep Trying   The Kids Have a Role   Children Grow and Change   Parents Change and Develop Too   Helping Parents Who Have Special Struggles   Troubled Parents   Parents With Troubled Kids   Parents Love Their Kids   Additional Resources   Books   Web Sites2. Collaborating With Parents: How Can Teachers Build Relationships That Work?   Scenario: "Is It Going to Matter?"   Understanding Complementary Spheres of Knowledge and Influence   What Do Teachers Mean When They Say They Want Support?   What Do Parents Want From Teachers?   What Qualities in a Teacher Are Most Important to Parents?   What Positive and Negative Experiences With Teachers Do Parents Remember?   What Do Parents Do When a Child Dislikes the Teacher?   What Do Parents Do When They Disagree With the Teacher?   Professionalism...in a Personal Way   Working With Parents: Key Strategies for Teachers   Greet Parents With Respect and Interest in Their Children   Solicit and Utilize Parent Questions, Advice, and Comments   Think About Homework   Develop "We-ness"   Be Prepared With Interesting, Meaningful Information   Be Honest...and Patient   Be Professional...in a Personal Way   Ask Not What the Parents Can Do for You but What You Can Do for the Parents   Coping With Difficult Parents...or Parents With Difficulties   Sometimes It′s a Difficult Situation   Sometimes It′s the Parent   Sometimes It′s the Student   And Sometimes It′s the Teacher   Conclusion   Additional Resources   Books   Web Sites3. Advocating for Parents: What Are Powerful Messages We Can Share?   Scenario: "I Didn′t Know How to Say It"   Message One: All of Us Have Parents...and Most of Us Become Them   The Problem With Ethnocentrism: Like Me/Not Like Me Thinking   The Problem With Assumptions   A Gentle Reminder   Message Two: Many Powerful Factors Create Misconceptions About Parenting   Remembering the Past   Media Influences   Habits of Mind   The Real Deal   Message Three: Most Parents Are Good Enough   Children′s Health and Happiness   Time and Attention   Encouraging Learning   When There Are Problems   Message Four: Successful Families Come in Different Shapes and Sizes   Moms and Dads   Single Parents   Stepparents   What the Children Want   Message Five: It Really Does Take a Village to Raise a Child   Members of the Village   What the Village Can Do   Message Six: Schools That Advocate for Families Reap Multiple Rewards   Attitude and Atmosphere   Buildings and Bridges   Communication, Collaboration, and Competence   Parting Words   Additional Resources   Books   Web SitesReferencesIndex

Educator (and parent) Gwen Rudney offers straightforward strategies and suggestions to help teachers collaborate with parents to improve life and learning for all children.

Every teacher's guide to working with parents