"Practical solutions that will boost kids' competence and help parents know they can make a difference." (Michele Borba, author, Parents Do Make a Difference)

"Building on her research and personal experiences, Bempechat makes a passionate, provocative, and powerful plea to parents to focus on the academic achievement of their children." (Jerome T. Murphy, Harold Howe II Professor of Education and dean, Harvard Graduate School of Education)

"Hands-on, practical suggestions for helping children find balance in their lives. She helps parents learn how to forge effective partnerships with schools so that all our children may grow into healthy, well-educated, confident adults." (Jeffrey Young, superintendent of schools, Newton, Massachusetts)

"This book is for all elementary principals and the parents of the children they serve. Bempechat suggests practical ways in which parents can become effective partners and advocates in their children's education." (Mark Springer, principal, Mason-Rice Elementary School, Newton, Massachusetts)