Parents And Teachers Must Work Together For The Benefit Of The Child

Though it seems so obvious that parents and teachers should be partners for the child's sake, too often there is a clash. With open communication, parents and teachers should be able to settle any misunderstandings. Both have only the child's best interests at heart.

Sheila, at three years old, had an extremely difficult time separating from her mother. Each day, she'd cling to her mom, crying uncontrollably. One of the teachers would need to peel the child off her parent, and carry her into class. It would take a good twenty minutes for Sheila to calm down.