Relating Well With Parents

SMILE

tart with a smile

e & You

mpression the 1st counts

isten & care

nthusiasm about the child’s concern

Working Well With Parents…

1st contact should be a positive & a professional one

Call to share successes,

not just talk about

problems

Be an emphatic & attentive listener

Promptly inform parents once you detect something amiss

Be as specific as possible when

discussing a problem

Promptly return an sms/ phone call

Check if they are

to talk

Ensure proper documentation is in place when a parents calls or when you

call a parent

Record all teleconversations in the

call log

Having beneficial parent conferences…

Present yourself as a friendly teacher with the child’s interest at heart

Create a ‘we’ atmosphere of cooperation &

friendliness

Parents should leave the conference with a sense of satisfaction

Both parties should have mutual

& understanding of each other’s

concern

Ensure a respectful, reciprocal, inclusive , thoughtful and caring

communication

A workable solution to the

problem has been agreed

upon and everyone

involved intends to work together to help the child

Kind words can be short and easy to speak ,but their

echoes are endless.

Mother Theresa

The Personal Touch

Personal relationships

influence almost everything else that goes on in schools, positive or negative

“Metlife survey of the American Teacher”

For listening!