How to deal with parents who are angry, troubled, afraid, or just plain crazy. ([2005])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elaine K. McEwan.
• Authors: McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K, 1941-
• Contents: Preface; My Definition of "Crazy"; Who This Book Is For; Special Features of the Book; Overview of the Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy; The Parents of Today; What's Behind the Epidemic?; Summing Up and Looking Ahead; 2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control Parents; What Is Anger?; How to Deal With Parents Who Are Upset or Out of Control; Strategies for Dealing With Truly Troubled Parents; Using Your Enounters With Parents to Learn and Grow; Summing Up and Looking Ahead; 3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy; The Pervasive Problems That Plague Us; Solving the Problems That Plague Us; Behaviors That Can Sabotage Your Good Intentions; What to Do When Nothing Works; Summing Up and Looking Ahead; 4. Creating and Nurturing a Healthy School; The "Virulent Viruses"; The Dangerous Dozen; A Healthy School; The Healthy Leader; Promoting and Maintaining a Healthy School; Steps to Take if Your School Is Sick; Summing Up and Looking Ahead; 5. The Proactive Approach: Fifty-Plus Ways to Build Parental Support; Fifty-Plus Suggestions to Get You Started; Summing Up and Looking Ahead; Conclusion; References; Index; Facilitator's Guide; Who Should Use This Guide?; How Is the Guide Organized?; What Materials Are Needed?; Study Modules; Module 1: Introduction; Module 2: Chapter 1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy; Module 3: Chapter 2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control Parents; Module 4: Chapter 3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Mad; Module 5: Chapter 4. Promoting a Healthy School; Module 6: Chapter 5. Fifty-Plus Ways to Be Proactive; Module 7: Conclusion;
• Edition: Second Edition
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 169 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 371.103; Home and school -- United States; Education -- Parent participation -- United States; Parents -- United States -- Psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452222387
• Related ISBNs: 145222238X; 1412904439; 1412904447
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