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Parenthood and Career

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Top Ten Ways to have a Good Relationship with your Child's Caretaker

by Lynn Berger

Welcome to Parenthood and Careers - a monthly column that will help you to balance your work, home, family and any other personal concerns and Interests you may encounter and feel good about yourself at the same time.

Parenthood often makes us question our lives, Parenthood and Careers is a specifically written for parents who work and sometimes wonder:

This month's column will focus on the ten ways to enhance
communication with your child's school.

1. Become an involved parent and volunteer. You may also wish to be a class or parent representative. Even as a working parent there is opportunity for you to get involved.

2. Understand the established lines of communication and try to keep them in mind when discussing issues involving you child. Don't step on anyone's toes.

3. Whenever there is an open school house or curriculum night try to plan ahead and attend if possible. It is a good opportunity to meet the heads
of school, teachers and administrative staff.

4. Give problems some time to resolve themselves. This may prevent overreacting.

5. Prepare a list of questions for parent teacher conferences with the intention to form a team between the parent and teacher for the sole purpose of your child's best interest.

6. Avoid blame. Ask a lot of questions.

7. Schedule additional meetings if any questions require follow-up. You may wish to do this by telephone or E-mail to save yourself a trip.

8. Share with the teachers any necessary information regarding life at home, your child's peer relationships, study habit's, interests, etc.

9. Read the handbook for rules, policies and procedures before asking routine questions that might be a waste of time and annoyance to the teachers and staff.

10. Have a basic faith and trust in the school and the teachers. Most importantly, maintain your sense of humor. School is a time or growth and learning for your children as well as yourself. Have fun.

I would like to assist you to balance your various roles and responsibilities, manage your time better, feel more fulfilled and understand more fully the choices you make. To introduce professional coaching I offer a free half-hour of coaching. If you have a potential goal, vision or desire you would like to discuss, call me and we can begin to work together. I can be contacted at 212-289-5917, LBCoach@prodigy.net and/or Visit my web site at www.lynnberger.com, I would love to hear from YOU.

Lynn Berger is a Career & Personal coach who counsels people throughout North America. She specializes in helping individuals during transitional points to make the most of their lives and to feel fulfilled. She is the mother of a five year old son.

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