Conversation can be a powerful tool at home that allows a child to be a partner in our educational system. Parents should encourage their children and teens to talk about what’s happening and their related thoughts and impulses so they can build clarity and understanding regarding every situation they encounter. Children should be treated as independent, mature, responsible, and knowledgeable people in order to preserve their sense of self-respect and dignity. Teens should come to see their parents as loyal and wise friends through the power of conversation.