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Lily is an elementary schoolteacher and vice president of the national education association. lily, how do you get the most out of school as a parent? >> you know, go up to the school's website, take a look at all of the programs. there's an awful lot that's being offered in public schools right now that nobody knows about. we don't have a big advertising budget. but we've got ap classes, international baca lorrate classes, foreign languages, science programs, afterschool music programs. there's an amazing array of things out there. a lot of it is on the chopping block. the more parents who ar...

Whether it's been a few months or a few years, re-entering the workforce after having a baby. that can be stressful and emotional. how can you set yourself on a path of successful work/life balance. p still with us is lynnette and windy walsh, blogger for momlogic.com. let me start with you. fascinating here, taking the first steps to re-enter the workforce. if you've been out a couple of months, it's a little different than being out a couple of years. but what should a woman be thinking of first as she's heading back in? >> you know, i'd like to think that you should plan it all along. even ...

And it really wrecked his self-esteem which was pretty bad to begin with after his early background. i think it's important to get this out there because he doesn't want other kids to be hurt the way he has been. >> that's amazing. i think a lot of us sometimes forget about the things that happen us to when we were kids and how it does carry over and it's so important to get involved early on. maggy and steve, i think you guys should link up. maggie would be a fabulous counselor at your school. >> forget counselor. i want her to send her kids our way. this is a woman who's done a phenomenal jo...

10, and you asked for his permission to come on the air and talk to me and talk about how he was a bully and how he was bullied, and i know that you didn't want him to come on the air which i totally understand. tell me what he said to you. why did you seek his permission and why did he say yes? >> well, he's 12 1/2 now, actually. >> how old is he now? >> it was important for me to ask his permission because the story is about him. this is his story and it's only respectful for me to talk to my son and see if he's willing to share this so publicly. he read my article that i posted on momlogic....

Momlogic.com. dr. golland, you've been listening in on this and we've just had a pretty healthy exchange between expert and a woman who would say, even though i don't have the degree, i am an expert. what's your take, psychologically, what goes on with somebody who wants to own a wild animal. >> well there's a few things. first, what we have to remember, jeff, is people are attached to their animals in such intense ways. people consider them family, you know? and so i think in this situation, what we have to look at is how are these animals or these choices of animals impacting our functioning...