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"Kids lie to their parents constantly. That doesn’t make them liars, but they will lie to avoid trouble."

"All kids lie. It's not 'bad kids lie, good kids don't lie.' All kids lie, whether you want to believe it or not. They may be 100% honest with you about a difficult topic, but then lie to you about a missing pencil."

"Please don't believe everything that your child comes home and says, and I won't believe everything your child tells us. 😂 If you have any issues, please email their teacher, don't go straight to the principal."

"Practice zipping jackets and coats. Make sure they can put on and take off snow gear. Snow boots that have velcro (or even better, just ones that you step in) are great. Write their name in *everything*. Everyone buys the same stuff at Costco. 

Parents just do so much for their kids that they don’t even think about it because it’s quicker, easier, or cleaner, but it is doing a huge disservice to your child, who then can’t wipe themselves or put their shoes on without help."

"Also, be understanding of this if you get a phone call. The father of the kid who sat in the urinal to poop flipped out that I had gone into the bathroom when there was screaming, I guess assuming I just hung out in the bathroom with kids rather than reacting to the yelling. If we have to go into a bathroom for behaviors, it is *NOT* because we wanted to."

"I've yet to meet a teacher who wants to see a student fail, but teachers who allow students to struggle are teaching them a valuable lesson about life, as well as math. Struggle is good.

Just, please, let the teacher teach. They know what they're doing. Just because you went to school doesn't mean you know how to school."

"Your kid might just be mediocre, and that's okay."

"Some parents ask for in-person meetings (especially after you’ve already explained) because they think that will intimidate you into giving them what they want."

"There is nothing sadder to me than a parent of a senior in high school emailing on behalf of their 18-year-old. You just know that family is in for some tough times ahead."

"You are the primary teacher of your child. Your performance expectations and tone are what the young person is listening to. Don't delegate this responsibility to the schools, mainstream media, or your community. Take responsibility for their education and raising." 

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