February 2016 | EditorSpeak

"Training Thinking Dancers": Rehearsals had begun for my new musical theater competition number, but nothing was working. These girls had been with me for years—they trusted my “nobody’s gonna get this” themes, solved the puzzle of my patterns, could ace any acting improv. They were ready for a real challenge—or so I thought.
"When Helping Hurts": Above, Karen says, “I became the parent who does the homework.” This mentality—the determination to no