When children are experiencing separation anxiety, there are many helpful suggestions that a teacher can make to a parent.  When teachers work with young children who are having difficulties with separation, it is least helpful to suggest that

Conversations when parents bring their children into classrooms are disruptive to classroom functioning and should be avoided.

Using lots of professional vocabulary and terminology serves to help parents see the teacher has professional expertise and therefore make it likely that the teacher’s advice will be followed.

Personal notes should be used only when teachers want to alert parents to problems.

Sadness when parents leave is handled best by teachers ignoring the child.

Parents should make the choice about enrolling their child in a school or program on the basis of family convenience as most important.

Easing-in schedules are often difficult for families and teachers to arrange, but are very beneficial to children.

One of the purposes of newsletters is to give parents insights into the educational purposes underlying classroom activities.

When parents do not accept the teacher’s advice or suggestions, it indicates that they are indifferent to their child’s welfare.

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