Challenging behavior is just a signal, the fever, the means by which the kid is communicating that he or she is having difficulty meeting an expectat…

- Ross W. Greene

You're your kid's partner, not the person who's pulling all the strings.

- Ross W. Greene

My advice to educators is collaborate with parents; they know a lot about their kids.

- Ross W. Greene

Being completely in control is a fantasy.

- Ross W. Greene

Everybody is talking about the behavior. Behaviors float downstream to us. We need to paddle upstream. The problems that are causing the behaviors, t…

- Ross W. Greene

It's a whole lot more productive to be in problem-solving mode than it is to be in behavior modification mode.

- Ross W. Greene

We have forgotten that those skills on the more positive side of human nature have to be taught, have to be modeled, have to be practiced.

- Ross W. Greene

We never get to see that our kid is capable of solving problems on her own. We never start to build up the faith that they can actually do it.

- Ross W. Greene

Solutions can't be imposed. That just fosters resentment.

- Ross W. Greene