Tips to build relationships with the parents of the children we serve

               Every educator soon realizes they cannot do what they are asked to do alone.  One of the most intelligent things great teachers do is build strong, healthy relationships with the parents of the students they teach.  When I think about the best teachers in my building one commonality is that they all have good to great relationships with the parents of the children in their respective classrooms.

                If you possess the ability to get the parents to buy-in to what you are trying to do, your ability to accomplish your objective(s) will be greatly enhanced and your job will be immeasurably easier.  The end result being that you are happier, the child is better served, and you built some equity in your school community that you may need, or want, to leverage at a later date.  Please click here to read a great article that details 21 ways to build relationships with parents.