Some teachers are sick of struggling with parents of children in their care? They dread upcoming conferences, and with they knew how to approach a difficult. This book will help turn parent worries into warm, confident relationships. The reader will learn how to: (1) Improve parent-teacher communication; (2) Better understand a parent's perspective; (3) Address a parent's fears; (4) Develop and uphold policies; (5) Discuss child development; and (6) Share information with parents. Written for beginning teachers and directors as well as seasoned professionals, this is the perfect resource for anyone genuinely interested in working with-not just for-parents. Detailed real-life scenarios in each chapter will help the reader create a climate of partnership, understand the background for each issue. Following acknowledgments and an introduction, the book contains four chapters: (1) Developing Relationships with Parents; (2) Policies That Work for Families and Staff; (3) Finding Common Values between Home and School; and (4) Child Development Issues.