I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.

One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents.

Stop being a critic and be a light; don't be a judge, be a model. I think we are far too critical. I think the best way to correct behavior is to accentuate and affirm positive behavior and to ignore negative behavior. Generally speaking, there is a time to correct, of course; but my biggest advice would be, 'Affirm your child.'

The average teen today spends about 35 hours a week in front of a screen of some kind: iPod, movie, TV, video. And a lot of it is good, but a lot of it's not. And so I think you've got that five hours a day of media coming into your kid's head that's creating a lot of havoc out there.

Selfishly, I think it's kind of really cool for a parent to have an only child.

I think every parent was horrified at what happened in Newtown, Conn.