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Developing effective professional relationships with parents is not always straightforward. Some parents will have unreasonable expectations of you and will attempt to place additional demands on you. Some will frustrate you because their expectations are too low. Some will not want to work with you because they have had negative experiences of teachers during their own education. It is important to keep an open mind. Some parents may be experiencing challenging personal circumstances that may impact on their capacity to engage with you. Building relationships that are positive and underpinned by mutual respect may take some time. Informing them frequently of their child’s successes is one way of establishing positive relationships. Smiling at them can work wonders; so, too, can demonstrating empathy through listening to them when they need to talk to you. Communicating with parents regularly through text messages, newsletters or the school website are also effective ways of keeping parents informed.