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Originally Posted by Lireal
In the past, my team has had some issues with over-involved parents, and we are writing a set of guidelines that hopefully fix this. I was wondering what written policies you all have implemented to control "helicopter parents".
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I have written about dealing with parents before. See
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...50#post1256450
Parents are great resources for the team. They are not your enemy. They want the team to be successful too. You don't need guidelines to "control" them. You need a team handbook that clearly states how things are done on the team and communicate that to students and parents before they join. Have them sign a document that states that they read the team handbook and will abide by it. If there is a policy a parent doesn't like, a student can bring it up to team leadership and students on the team can vote if they want to change the policy or not. Parents are not team members and they cannot vote.
Every team is different and you will find the best way that works for you.