In the Middle of It with Amy Kelly, The Ish Girl
11 Essential Tips for Strong Parent-Teacher Relationships
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This episode kicks off Season 2 of the podcast!
We’re adding teachers to the mix – because they are fiercely dedicated to teens too.
When it comes to parent-teacher relationships, it can seem like there is a wall between the two – but we all have the same goal: to help our teens become the best versions of themselves. Having great parent-teacher relationships will give our teens a much stronger support base.
Parents need to keep some things in mind about teachers:
1. They love their students.
2. They have a massive job and limited resources to get to know each student individually – having grace and providing helpful information about your teen is invaluable
3. Encouraging notes are welcome treasured
Teachers need to keep some things in mind about parents:
4. Parents love their kids, but they don’t always know what they’re doing. Have grace with their learning curves.
5. They would love to help you out – invite them into your circle and use the gifts and services they’re offering
6. Encouraging notes are welcome treasured
These are universal principles for both groups – consider them “rules” or “mantras”:
7. You are on the same side!
8. Seek to understand before you are understood.
9. Give everyone the benefit of the doubt – assume the best, not the worst.
10. Something to remember when teens relay events to you: their prefrontal cortexes are not entirely developed – which means you might want to validate their feelings, then carefully gather all the facts before you rush to judgment or (especially) action.
11. A real live conversation beats a text or email every time.
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