How to Handle Difficult Parents by Suzanne Capek Tingley

How to Handle Difficult Parents by Suzanne Capek Tingley

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Be it Pinocchio's Mom, who thinks her child never lies, or the Helicopter Mom, who hovers and swoops in to protect her child from disappointment, this handbook helps educators deal with impossible parents. Each chapter features a caricature that illuminates common parent anxieties followed by methods for addressing the problem.

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How to Handle Difficult Parents by Suzanne Capek Tingley

Be it Pinocchio's Mom, who thinks her child never lies, the Caped Crusader, who will stop at nothing to have a book eliminated from the curriculum, or the Helicopter Mom, who hovers and swoops in to protect her child from disappointment, this humorous handbook helps educators deal with impossible parents. Each chapter features a hilarious caricature that illuminates common parent anxieties followed by specific, practical methods for addressing the problem. Easily implemented advice on face-to-face confrontations helps teachers approach each conflict with the confidence to get their point across and the composure to keep their professional principles intact.
Suzanne Capek Tingley has been a teacher, principal, school superintendent, and adjunct professor of education administration at the State University of New York at Oswego. She has developed educational videos for Magna Publications and her blog, Practical Leadership, appeared on the Scholastic Administrator website for several years. Her books focus on the relationship between home and school and provide humorous but practical advice.
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ISBN 13 9781877673726
ISBN 10 1877673722
Title How to Handle Difficult Parents
Author Suzanne Capek Tingley
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
Year published 2006-09-01
Number of pages 144
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.