Episode 002: The 5 Ways To Build Effective Relationships With Difficult Parents

• See The Wall Of Mutual Distrust

• Remember The Child In The Chair

• Turn Listening Into Your Superpower

• Build Trust By Keeping Your Promises

• Surprise and Delight 

Big Takeaways:

1. Between every teacher and parent there is a wall. It is called “The Wall of Mutual Distrust” and it is imperative that your teachers recognize that it exists and realize that they have the ability to take some bricks off of that wall.
2. Your teachers need to “Remember The Child In The Chair”. As difficult as some parents can be to deal with, those interactions become more effective when the teacher intentionally prioritizes the child’s needs.
3. You can teach your teachers how to Make Listening Their Superpower through intentional practice of active listening.
4. Surprise and Delight can be a powerful way to build relationships and goodwill with parents so that they are more likely to partner with your teachers in the future.
5. Your teachers can Build Trust By Keeping Their Promises.

I have created a free “Plug & Play PD” for you. This is a 45 minute webinar complete with guided notes. You can use it at a staff meeting or to just coach up a teacher that needs to grow in the area of teacher communication.

CLICK HERE for the Guided Notes and Discussion Questions

CLICK HERE for the 45 minute webinar

This Plug & Play PD is for you to use with your staff for free. I would love to hear from you if you use it with your team. Please email me at [email protected] and let me know if it was helpful. Thanks!

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Plug & Play PD

This is a 45 minute webinar complete with guided notes and dicussion questions. You can use it at a staff meeting or to just coach up a teacher that needs to grow in the area of parent communication. If you use this with your staff, please drop me a line at [email protected] to let me know how it went!