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How to Handle Difficult Parents: A Teacher's Survival Guide

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.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 143 pages

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