Every teacher's guide to working with parents. ([2005])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gwen L. Rudney.
• Authors: Rudney, Gwen L
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1. 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 Sites; 2. 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 Sites; 3. 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 Sites; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 371.103; Parent-teacher relationships -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; Parent-teacher relationships; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452222493; 1452222495
• Related ISBNs: 97814129177599781412917742
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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