Julie Powers has worked with children, families, educators, and communities for over 40 years. She started preschool programs at the Dodge Nature Center in St Paul, MN, an inclusion-based program for Catalina Foothills School District in Tucson, AZ, and was a consultant for the Air Force Child Development Centers. Mrs. Powers has taught at colleges across the country and is currently an associate professor of early childhood education at University of Hawaii Maui College.

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This second edition of Parent-Friendly Early Learning brings to life real scenarios that care providers face in today's world. How do you turn parent-provider relationships into partnerships? Learn how to improve parent-teacher communication, deal with family issues and special complications, and how to work with the modern family.

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This second edition of Parent-Friendly Early Learning brings to life real scenarios that care providers face in today's world. How do you turn parent-provider relationships into partnerships? Learn how to improve parent-teacher communication, deal with family issues and special complications, and how to work with the modern family.

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Introduction

Chapter 1: Developing Relationships with Families
Scenario 1: What is Going on at School? or Building Trust
Scenario 2: Fear of Men, Strangers, and Dangerous Persons, or the Boogeyman
Scenario 3: The Parent Who Drains You, or "Excuse me, but I have some children here who need my attention."

Chapter 2: Communicating with Families
Scenario 4: Recommending Children for Assessment, or "What is wrong with Tim?"
Scenario 5: When Parents Don't Read Your Newsletters, or "Why didn't you tell me she has a field trip today?"

Chapter 3: Policies that Work for Families and Staff
Scenario 6: Parents who Don't Follow School Rules, or "But we're special!"
Scenario 7: Fear of Health Problems Part 1, or The Sun Devil
Scenario 8: Fear of health Problems Part 2, or Typhoid Mary
Scenario 9: The Parent Who Won't Leave, or "How can I miss you when you won't say good-bye?"
Scenario 10: The Late Parent, or "Is it 6:15 already?"
Scenario 11: The Parent Who Wants Special Treatment, or "If it's not too much trouble..."
Scenario 12: The Child with Special Needs, or "Why didn't you tell us?"

Chapter 4: Finding Common Values between Home and School
Scenario 13: When Beliefs from home and the Program Don't Match, or Holidaze
Scenario 14: Controlling Pretend Play, or "Not my son!"
Scenario 15: Fear of Losing Influence over One's Own Child or "Whose child is this anyway?"
Scenario 16: Separating Twins, or "Why can't my boys be together?"

Chapter 5: Child Development Issues
Scenario 17: Taking School Toys Home, or "My little Jesse James"
Scenario 18: The Parent Who Personalizes her Child's Rejection, or "Then you can't come to my birthday party."
Scenario 19: The New School Year, or "Where are my daughter's friends?"
Scenario 20: The Child Who Can Do No Wrong, or "Not my baby!"

Chapter 6: Involving Your Director to Work Well with Families

Appendix: Checklist for Analyzing Scenarios

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