On an anecdotal basis, ELT teachers frequently
comment that one of the most challenging aspects
of their professional lives is working effectively with
parents. Surprisingly, this has not garnered much
attention in the literature. Garton et al. (2011) briefly
mention difficult parents as a challenge for teachers
of English to young learners, but do not explore it in
any depth. Nunan (2003) and Enever and Moon (2009)
all point out that parents are behind the push for
English to be taught to children at earlier and earlier
ages, without going into any detail as to what that
means for home–school partnerships. Linse (2011)
reports on the need to examine local contexts
when attempting to make connections with parents
of ELT learners.