Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001). McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

"This book has great potential for helping administrators not only work with parents who may have a particular problem, but also create school environments that enhance general parent-teacher-school relations. The many specific suggestions pointing to positive solutions is a major strength, and the facilitator guide is an excellent addition."

• PrefaceMy Definition of "Crazy"Who This Book Is ForSpecial Features of the BookOverview of the ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyThe Parents of TodayWhat′s Behind the Epidemic?Summing Up and Looking Ahead2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control ParentsWhat Is Anger?How to Deal With Parents Who Are Upset or Out of ControlStrategies for Dealing With Truly Troubled ParentsUsing Your Enounters With Parents to Learn and GrowSumming Up and Looking Ahead3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyThe Pervasive Problems That Plague UsSolving the Problems That Plague UsBehaviors That Can Sabotage Your Good IntentionsWhat to Do When Nothing WorksSumming Up and Looking Ahead4. Creating and Nurturing a Healthy SchoolThe "Virulent Viruses"The Dangerous DozenA Healthy SchoolThe Healthy LeaderPromoting and Maintaining a Healthy SchoolSteps to Take if Your School Is SickSumming Up and Looking Ahead5. The Proactive Approach: Fifty-Plus Ways to Build Parental SupportFifty-Plus Suggestions to Get You StartedSumming Up and Looking AheadConclusion ReferencesIndexFacilitator′s GuideWho Should Use This Guide?How Is the Guide Organized?What Materials Are Needed?Study ModulesModule 1: IntroductionModule 2: Chapter 1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyModule 3: Chapter 2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control ParentsModule 4: Chapter 3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents MadModule 5: Chapter 4. Promoting a Healthy SchoolModule 6: Chapter 5. Fifty-Plus Ways to Be ProactiveModule 7: Conclusion

Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001). McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

"This book has great potential for helping administrators not only work with parents who may have a particular problem, but also create school environments that enhance general parent-teacher-school relations. The many specific suggestions pointing to positive solutions is a major strength, and the facilitator guide is an excellent addition."

• PrefaceMy Definition of "Crazy"Who This Book Is ForSpecial Features of the BookOverview of the ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyThe Parents of TodayWhat′s Behind the Epidemic?Summing Up and Looking Ahead2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control ParentsWhat Is Anger?How to Deal With Parents Who Are Upset or Out of ControlStrategies for Dealing With Truly Troubled ParentsUsing Your Enounters With Parents to Learn and GrowSumming Up and Looking Ahead3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyThe Pervasive Problems That Plague UsSolving the Problems That Plague UsBehaviors That Can Sabotage Your Good IntentionsWhat to Do When Nothing WorksSumming Up and Looking Ahead4. Creating and Nurturing a Healthy SchoolThe "Virulent Viruses"The Dangerous DozenA Healthy SchoolThe Healthy LeaderPromoting and Maintaining a Healthy SchoolSteps to Take if Your School Is SickSumming Up and Looking Ahead5. The Proactive Approach: Fifty-Plus Ways to Build Parental SupportFifty-Plus Suggestions to Get You StartedSumming Up and Looking AheadConclusion ReferencesIndexFacilitator′s GuideWho Should Use This Guide?How Is the Guide Organized?What Materials Are Needed?Study ModulesModule 1: IntroductionModule 2: Chapter 1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyModule 3: Chapter 2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control ParentsModule 4: Chapter 3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents MadModule 5: Chapter 4. Promoting a Healthy SchoolModule 6: Chapter 5. Fifty-Plus Ways to Be ProactiveModule 7: Conclusion

Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001). McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

"This book has great potential for helping administrators not only work with parents who may have a particular problem, but also create school environments that enhance general parent-teacher-school relations. The many specific suggestions pointing to positive solutions is a major strength, and the facilitator guide is an excellent addition."

• PrefaceMy Definition of "Crazy"Who This Book Is ForSpecial Features of the BookOverview of the ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbout the Author1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyThe Parents of TodayWhat′s Behind the Epidemic?Summing Up and Looking Ahead2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control ParentsWhat Is Anger?How to Deal With Parents Who Are Upset or Out of ControlStrategies for Dealing With Truly Troubled ParentsUsing Your Enounters With Parents to Learn and GrowSumming Up and Looking Ahead3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyThe Pervasive Problems That Plague UsSolving the Problems That Plague UsBehaviors That Can Sabotage Your Good IntentionsWhat to Do When Nothing WorksSumming Up and Looking Ahead4. Creating and Nurturing a Healthy SchoolThe "Virulent Viruses"The Dangerous DozenA Healthy SchoolThe Healthy LeaderPromoting and Maintaining a Healthy SchoolSteps to Take if Your School Is SickSumming Up and Looking Ahead5. The Proactive Approach: Fifty-Plus Ways to Build Parental SupportFifty-Plus Suggestions to Get You StartedSumming Up and Looking AheadConclusion ReferencesIndexFacilitator′s GuideWho Should Use This Guide?How Is the Guide Organized?What Materials Are Needed?Study ModulesModule 1: IntroductionModule 2: Chapter 1. Why So Many Parents Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain CrazyModule 3: Chapter 2. Defusing and Disarming Out-of-Control ParentsModule 4: Chapter 3. Solving the Problems That Make Parents MadModule 5: Chapter 4. Promoting a Healthy SchoolModule 6: Chapter 5. Fifty-Plus Ways to Be ProactiveModule 7: Conclusion