Describe the three strategies for dealing with parents who are discontent.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will include:
• Focus on the problem, not the person.Try not to respond to the negativity nor take the parents’ complaints personally.Rather, think rationally about the problem, take the time to get as much information as you can, and seek to identify solutions.
• Ask for parents’ solutions.Get parents to think about a solution and respect the solution parents propose.
• Focus on the end goal.Rather than focusing on the complaint, or becoming defensive, put the focus on the desired outcome (skills improvement, academic improvement, etc.) and listen to what parents would like to say.
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