Do you often feel uneasy before parent-teacher meetings? It doesn't have to be that way! Rolf Krenzer addresses all the questions that arise when planning and conducting a parent-teacher meeting in this volume, providing many tips and suggestions that can be applied to your own work. What expectations do parents have for a parent-teacher meeting? When should invitations be sent out, and what should they include? How should the overall setting be arranged? What discussion and working methods are suitable? What materials do I need to prepare? On what occasions should or could a parent-teacher meeting take place? What topics are important and interesting? How can I find suitable speakers? The book concludes with a detailed proposal for organizing a parent-teacher meeting that includes the election of a parent council for the parents of newly admitted children.