Tips
Top Ten Lists — You really are so smart. You know when things aren't as they should be for your child at school. These top ten lists will help you listen to your intuitive inner voice and inspire you to get started on choosing or improving your child's school with confidence.
Resources and Links — When you need to dive into more detail about your child's needs, family's needs or school improvement matters, this section connects you with some of our favorite expert resources.
Group Action Guides — Choose the best, improve the rest — together! Sometimes choosing or improving a school is the most fun and productive when you work with a group of friends or parents who have similar concerns. Turn casual parking lot conversations into group action: choose schools wisely and improve your child's school in all the ways that really count! Our FREE Group Action Guides walk you through all the right steps. Parents of preschoolers, parents of children in the same elementary class, parents of children with similar needs, friends, PTA or other parent groups at school, and community groups that support parents will find that our Group Action Guides hit the spot. Click below to download:
Choosing a School Improving a School
Exclusive Tools on the Web — We are constantly working to better meet your needs. If we think of Confident Choice Tools that might help you, we won't wait for the next book! Check out these exclusive web tools, give us feedback, and we in turn will keep offering you more.

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"Picky Parent Guide is The Dr. Spock of Elementary Education. The Hassels have left no stones unturned in addressing the critical intersection of child, family and school, and they have presented the material in a friendly, indexed, bite-sized format that makes Picky Parent Guide an invaluable reference. Parents, educators and school leaders will refer to this book time and time again."
—Dr. Lucinda Lee Katz, PhD (Child Development and Education),
National Education Leader and Head of School