80 Creative Strategies for Working with Challenging Parents - Softcover

Jerry Wilde

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1889636789 ISBN 13: 9781889636788

Publisher: YouthLight, Inc., 2014

Synopsis

This unique and invaluable book provides eighty easy-to-follow strategies, suggestions and activities for dealing with different kinds of challenges educators face when attempting to communicate and work with some parents. Included are helpful insights to help you understand why some parents may seem particularly challenging to professional educators. Then, eighty strategies are offered on how to work with parents who have:

Anger and Hostility
Inconsistent Parenting Styles
Anxieties
A Project Blaming Approach
Emotionally Withdrawn Behavior
Lack of Follow-Through
Mental Health Issues
An Oppositional Disposition
Reluctance to Own Responsibilities
Alcohol/Drug Problems
Memories of Their Own Unsuccessful School Experiences

About this title

About the Author:

Jerry Wilde, Ph.D. is an asssociate professor of educational psychology for Indiana University East. Prior to his academic appointment, he had nine years of experience as a school psychologist where he worked with students who had emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties. Dr. Wilde has written 15 books on topics such as anger management, cognitive behavior therapy, and the treatment of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents. He and his wife, Polly, live in Richmond, Indaina with their children, Anna and Jack.

About this edition

• Publisher: YouthLight, Inc.
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1889636789
• ISBN 13: 9781889636788
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 104