When I married my husband, he was in University getting his 5 year teaching degree (here in Canada) and was constantly told how the teaching profession was in dire need of males and what an asset he would be in any workplace. He had dreamed of being a teacher since he was a child, and was gifted in the profession. More >>

...My son came in and asked for a snack. I offered him a cutie and a few leftover slices of homemade French toast sticks and told him that's all he could have since dinner would be ready in 30 minutes. Hearing this sent him into an utter melt-down... More >>

I have a somewhat different story and take about bullying at school that may be too politically incorrect for you to read. My 14 year old grandson had been bullied at school since the semester began. More >>

I am writing you about your commentary on group learning in schools... I am 23 and graduated from one of the top 5 teaching universities in the country with a 4.0 GPA. After graduating, I never pursued a teaching position mostly because my husband is a real man and supports me being a stay-at-home-mommy. I have YOU to thank for that. More >>

I love your message in your last video: Defending Against a Bully.

As I teach my 10 year old daughter (who is now a purple belt in Tae Kwon Do and she struggles with her hatred of injustice and indecency she sees schools expect kids to stomach)... More >>

..."As a parent and a teacher (currently a stay-at-home-mom), how do I explain to a child when and how they should defend themselves when they are being harassed or physically hurt by another child?" More >>

In this week's youtube video, Elizabeth asks how she can explain to a child when it is appropriate to confront a bully - particularly when schools have a zero-tolerance policy for any kind of fighting. More >>

You probably all heard about this really stupid story - they are happening more and more and more - when a kid misbehaves in one way or another and the parents call attorneys and the ACLU. It seems everything is self expression, which then is supposed to be protected speech. More >>

...I gave birth in 1980 to a daughter, who, in a very short period of time, gave her parents pause when we realized she was probably smarter than we were. I was a stay-at-home mom and at that time society was on the cusp of making those of us at home feel as though we should be "finding ourselves" outside the home. More >>

There was a piece in the New York Times this week that listed the parenting stories of 2011 we're still talking about. Of course, Tiger Mother Amy Chua made the list. I still remember the audible gasp that was heard on every playground across America last winter as parents debated the Yale Professor and self-professed "Tiger Mom" Amy Chua's article "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" ahead of her later book. More >>