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[quote=Anonymous]I will second the "Dads cry too" post.  (Though I've never done it in the meeting, but certainly before and/or after).  It's OK to cry, let it out.   Though depending on the people you are working with, I might suggest that it may be better if they don't [b]see[/b] you cry.   But then there may be some people that may help with (I've never worked with those types of people at [i]our[/i] IEP meetings!)

My best suggestion for [i]any[/i] IEP meeting is bring a [b]digital recorder[/b]*, and put it on the table and say "If you don't mind, we would like to record the meeting for our records."
We did that with one difficult group, and the 2nd meeting (with the recorder) was a night and day difference in attitude and tone from all those in the room!

*you can pick up one for cheap, around $10 at Staples, Office Depot, or BestBuy.  I feel like that $10 was worth more than all that we spent on our Educational Consultant!!

It also made a difference for us when I (the Father) began attending IEP meetings along with the Mom.  I don't know if they just didn't take my wife seriously because she was a stay-at-home mom, or what.  But when I started getting in on the emails (& emailed from my work account with my government signature file at the bottom) it seemed that the tone of communications changed.  I think it's total [b]crap[/b] that it is this way in this century!  Women should be taken seriously, regardless of their working status.   But if it gets you the results you want then by all means, use whatever tools are at your disposal!

Never stop fighting for your child and his/her needs!  Sometimes you may be the only one fighting the fight, but don't give up hope! [/quote]

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