Maximize your child's potential in ways that extend beyond academics alone. Gain a clearer, more cohesive relationship with their teachers. A Teacher's Inside Advice to Parents: How Children Thrive with Leadership, Love, Laughter, and Learning explains how to support and inspire all kids towards success and satisfaction. When parents and teachers share common goals and methods to meet a child's essential needs, this wraparound effect flows seamlessly from home to school and back again. This affirming, practical parenting approach provides expert insight for connecting with the classroom and influencing your child in four fundamental aspects: *Leadership supplies the appropriate guidelines and routines your child requires in order to feel a soothing sense of security, structure, and stability. *Love offers the attention, encouragement, and acceptance that create a strong bond of trust and open communication between you and your child. *Laughter adds the joy, excitement, and adventure that embolden and assist in your child's personal exploration of creativity, purpose, and direction. *Learning develops and reinforces your child's knowledge, wisdom, and skills vital for a contributing, self-sufficient life. The Four Ls of Parenting directly lead to the cooperation, confidence, contentment, and capabilities parents and teachers both strive to foster in every child-all accomplished with increased efficacy and delight while nurturing and educating the kids they care about so deeply.
Foreword Preface: The Powerful Influence of Parents and Teachers in Partnership Acknowledgements Introduction: Capitalizing on Commonality while Honoring Individuality Part 1: Gaining Perspective Chapter 1: Motivation is Always the Answer Chapter 2: The Parent's Perspective Chapter 3: The Teacher's Perspective Chapter 4: The Child's Perspective Chapter 5: The Public's Perspective Chapter 6: The Concerns of Parents and Their Children Chapter 7: The Concerns of Teachers and Their Students Part 2: Achieving Proportion Chapter 8: Avoiding Extremes, Insufficiencies, and Inconsistencies Chapter 9: Addressing Extreme Behavior in Children Chapter 10: Diffusing Conflicts between Parents and Teachers Chapter 11: Straight Talk from the Teaching Trenches Chapter 12: Achieving Balance Part 3: Finding Answers by Asking the Right Questions Chapter 13: Determining What is Really Going on Behind the Classroom Door Chapter 14: Communicating with Teachers Chapter 15: Looking Inward Afterword: Looking Forward About the Author
