Understanding Independent School Parents: The Teacher's Guide to Successful Family-School Relationships
Michael G. Thompson, PhD, a psychologist and school consultant, has worked with more than 500 schools in the U.S. and abroad. He is the author or co-author of nine books, includingRaising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, andBest Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children. His newest book,Homesick and Happy, about summer camp, will be published by Ballantine Books in May 2012.Alison Fox Mazzolahas been a teacher in independent schools for two decades. She lives in Northern California with her husband and two children.