Our situation is a little different. Brendan - our 5 year old - soon to be 6 in December - is dealing with autism. So he's very happy to stay in his cocoon. We're the ones who are pushing him out of his comfort zone for his own good. If he's comfortable he's not growing. We've decided to move to a different school district in order to put him in a more challenging situation.

Far too many people around him - like his Grandmother - tend to want to baby him and make allowences for his situation.We're not buying into that. It's tough going some days. But the harder we push him the better off he'll be. We're learning all new definitions of the term "tough love".