5 Best Ways to Work with Angry Parents

A question I get a lot is "how do I 'deal with' angry parents?" Here are my top 5 ways to work with angry parent.
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[mathewstillerreeve]

Such great advice! Not just for interacting with parents, but in many other life situations when you are confronted with challenging and possibly angry people.

[kayleegoff]

Could you do a video on 5 best ways to deal with helicopter parents

[victoriaLL]

Needed this as the end of year lies and summer school letters go out.

[saraberger]

I can’t even tell you how much I needed this video today. I have been dealing with a really intense parent/student situation and I used the language in this video. So grateful for this. Thank you

[lillianwolfe]

Just came here to say that I recommended this to my friend, a new teacher, when they were about to go into a really difficult parent-teacher conference. It apparently saved the day! I got a new video game as thanks for recommending. ;)

So....Thanks for offering the advice!!!

[SocialStudies]

This is something I need to work on myself as a new ESL Middle School Social Studies teacher. Thank you for these tips. I appreciate the shirt you wore for this video as well!

[lubnan]

Amazing advice! I agree with you, when you come from a place of genuine concern and not a gotcha type attitude, parents and students will be less defensive as well. They can't blame you for wanting the best for their child. Thanks for your wisdom!

[alysonserenastone]

Setting hours is one of the best new changes I have made this year. My students know them and it actually makes them do more of their work as school-since they know there is a chance that I may not get back to them in the evening.

[moe]

You have such great takes. Thanks for another fantastic resource. (PS your editing style is rad!)

[misteranu_yaps]

Awesome, definitely needed this right now!

[packnetadaija]

I find this very helpful, my number one fear is confrontation and I know when I go into teaching the possibility of dealing with confrontation sends me into a complete systematic shutdown, but with these tips, I think it'll help. Thank you :)

[ahlupenya]

What about when you have to call the parent about the child's behavior, and you get cursed out right away? "Stop calling my f#%@*% house, Mr. / Ms. Teacher!" This video presumes that a parent actually has that empathy and care for their child. In so many cases, they don't really care what their child does at all. They just don't want to take any responsibility for what happens in your classroom. They believe it's your class, so it's your problem.

[emilie]

Another great video, as always! Knowing how to communicate with parents is equally as important to how you communicate with your students.
Btw: I checked your website. Those are some must have items for my future career in teaching. I also subscribed to the newsletter 😄

[gregjohnson]

Please help. I have changed careers and now teach law enforcement class, was previously in law enforcement for many years. I’ve never taught. Can you do video or give me hints something? Some of us have never had any training but it’s what I wanted. So now what?

[nadianazarova]

PLease show your preclass. I am so curious

[simplelifechannel]

What will you do if the parents already threatening you that he will let the principal know that you're mistreating his /her child?

[johnhansen]

tell me: what is ok anger? as a professional?

[ruthomori]

What would you say to a parent upset about their child being bullied? What are some of your strategies?

[soojunglee]

An angry parent is an involved parent. I'd rather have an involved parent upset with me and supportive of their child than blatantly ignoring their child.