Tips for a good parent- teacher conference

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Parent/teacher conferences are so important for your child. You should treat parent/teacher conferences like a business meeting. Come in with a pen and paper, dress nicely, show up early, and be prepared. Talk to your teenager ahead of time to find out what they would like you to ask your teacher, or don't want you to ask their teenager. Sometimes teenagers, especially shy teenagers, are a little bit nervous about talking to their teachers. If parents can step in and be the bridge between the child and the teacher, it's a great support for both. The teacher feels like they have a great resource at home, and the child feels like they can depend on their parents.

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Vanessa Van Petten is one of the nation's youngest experts, or 'youthologists' on parenting and adolescents.  She wrote her first parenting book, You're Grounded, from the teen's perspective when she was just 17. After winning the Mom’s Choice Award in 2009, she launched her popular parenting website, RadicalParenting.com, which she now writes with 120 other teenagers to answer questions from parents on everything from communication issues to cyberbullying. Vanessa's unique approach has been featured by CNN, CBS Miami, Fox New York, Wall Street Journal, Teen Vogue, and many more.  She was also on the Real Housewives of Orange County helping the housewives with troubled teens. Her latest book, Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I'm Grounded?  won the Moms Choice Award in 2012. 

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Parent/teacher conferences are so important for your child. You should treat parent/teacher conferences like a business meeting. Come in with a pen and paper, dress nicely, show up early, and be prepared. Talk to your teenager ahead of time to find out what they would like you to ask your teacher, or don't want you to ask their teenager. Sometimes teenagers, especially shy teenagers, are a little bit nervous about talking to their teachers. If parents can step in and be the bridge between the child and the teacher, it's a great support for both. The teacher feels like they have a great resource at home, and the child feels like they can depend on their parents.