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Building the Parent-TeacherRelationship: Part I 
Summary by Katie Tarnowski
Reference:Henderson, A.T., & Mapp, K.L. (2008). Building the parent-teacherrelationship: part 1.
Teacher Magazine
, Retrieved March 27, 2009, from www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2008/05
 
Parent Involvement
•“Parent involvement, or lack thereof, can be a source of frustration for families, teachers, administrators, anddistricts”
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▫Several things can cause tension between parents andteachers such as:
Language barriersCultural diversity Perceptual differences
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The authors, Anne T. Henderson & Karen L. Mappwere asked several questions. The following slides will display the questionasked and their thoughtful responses/suggestions.
 
Who are considered “problem parents” and what arestrategies for parents in coping with “problemteachers?”
•Types of Problem Parents
:
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▫“
helicopter parents” –
hover over teachers demanding special treatment fortheir kids/tell teacher how to do their job better
▫“hard to reach parents”
– don’t seem to respond or act interested in activitiesat school
▫“hostile & angry parents”
–
physically threatening
•Complaints parents have about teachers:
They don’t listenThey don’t respect parents’ point of view They are “hard to reach” people, can never contact them
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