Kids who are poor often have families that have not really been kept informed about... how important it is to read to your child, to reduce stresses in their life, to use positive incentives and words.

Education begins at home. You can't blame the school for not putting into your child what you don't put into him.

If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.

Convincing people to give your way a try will work if you neutralize - and sometimes you have to cauterize - the ones who really are against change. They're the kind of person who, if you tell them it's raining outside, they'll fight you tooth and nail.

Marketers are out there trying to figure out how to get your money out of your child.

It's quite a job, so to speak, when you can really be with your child for 21 out of 24 hours.