If we're being unilateral, then communication does not happen, the relationship does not happen.

People still look askance at a kid in the supermarket who's pitching a fit and think the parent is not sufficiently in control or not being sufficiently punitive. That's an issue for a lot of parents as well.

The idea that we can take this lump of clay and mold it into a form of our choosing is absolutely ludicrous.

My advice to educators is collaborate with parents; they know a lot about their kids.

It's so crucial to really get a good handle on what's getting in the way of the kid completing a homework assignment. It can be so many things.

We never get to see that our kid is capable of solving problems on her own. We never start to build up the faith that they can actually do it.

No kid should be getting three or four hours of homework a night. There's no breathing time, there's no family time, there are just extracurriculars and homework and then go to bed.