How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy

Preface My Definition of "Crazy" Who This Book Is For Special Features of the Book Overview of the Contents Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy The Parents of Today What's Behind the Epidemic? Summing Up and Looking Ahead 2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control Parents What Is Anger? How to Deal With Parents Who Are Upset or Out of Control Strategies for Dealing With Truly Troubled Parents Using Your Enounters With Parents to Learn and Grow Summing Up and Looking Ahead 3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy The Pervasive Problems That Plague Us Solving the Problems That Plague Us Behaviors That Can Sabotage Your Good Intentions What to Do When Nothing Works Summing Up and Looking Ahead 4. Creating and Nurturing a Healthy School The "Virulent Viruses" The Dangerous Dozen A Healthy School The Healthy Leader Promoting and Maintaining a Healthy School Steps to Take if Your School Is Sick Summing Up and Looking Ahead 5. The Proactive Approach: Fifty-Plus Ways to Build Parental Support Fifty-Plus Suggestions to Get You Started Summing Up and Looking Ahead Conclusion References Index Facilitator's Guide Who Should Use This Guide? How Is the Guide Organized? What Materials Are Needed? Study Modules Module 1: Introduction Module 2: Chapter 1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy Module 3: Chapter 2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control Parents Module 4: Chapter 3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Mad Module 5: Chapter 4. Promoting a Healthy School Module 6: Chapter 5. Fifty-Plus Ways to Be Proactive Module 7: Conclusion