Bombarded with information – too little knowledge — Parents have been bombarded with so much information, not knowledge. They don’t have the knowledge about children that I had, that I brought to my children. They are scared. They’re frightened. They don’t know who to listen to.

Many parents are play-deprived — There is a huge gap between the way I played and the way this generation now plays.

Children with energy don’t need drugs — As the understanding of how kids play, the energy of young children, the way some have more energy than others, as we lose that sense from generation to generation, as the understanding of it isn’t passed down, what we automatically think is that oh this kid needs to be on something. Let’s do something to calm them down.

Dangers of over prescribing drugs for children — I have a good friend who counsels young children, does a lot of work with the Suicide Prevention Program.

Mentoring – helping parents understand — I’m the person who has to be that constant reminder that that’s what 3 year olds do. That’s what they do. Do you see what he’s doing? Whatever it is.

Mentors keep reminding parents of the basics — A wonderful thing that I do with parents during the orientation is I say there are things that kids are going to get this year and they always kind of lean forward. What is she going to say? And the first thing I put down is lice.