ABSTRACT
There are many tasks that we educators have to deal with, but there may not be any that send shivers down our spines as much as dealing with a difficult parent. Being yelled at, intimidated, threatened, or just flat-out being treated rudely are things that teachers, principals, superintendents, and everyone in education dreads having to face. And in some ways, the possibility that these things will happen, and our ability to get ourselves worked up that these things might happen, all add to the burden that we face because of difficult parents.
