Includes index.

The importance of family-teacher partnerships -- Five principles of family-centered care -- Effective communication with families: an overview -- Daily communication -- Challenges to communication: problems affecting the child at home or at school -- Challenges to communication: conflict between family and program -- Formal communications: documentation and conferences -- Creating successful parent meetings and events -- Classroom environments -- Curriculum in a family-centered classroom -- Families as teaching partners at home and at school -- Welcoming families into the partnership.