(gentle music) - Hi, I'm James, and my wife, Kimberly, and I have three wonderful boys: Jaiden, Jordan, and Justin.

The most important part of my life is being there with my kids.

I know as a father that learning starts at home.

(indistinct) juice.

Hey, is that how we get grape juice?

- [Son] Yeah.

- It is very important for me to be there for my child's education.

So I like to communicate with my child's teacher to let 'em know that, "Hey, we're a team."

Hey, Mrs. Mian, how are you?

(chuckles) - Hi, how are you?

- And I wanna be involved.

I like to connect with my kids' teachers the first week of school, but it's never too late to do so.

When I communicate with my kids' teachers, I'll also keep in mind that they're very busy.

So I keep the messages very short and sweet, and I like to ask them, "What is it that my kids are learning this year?

What are the expectations?

How do we know that they're actually achieving what you need them to achieve?

What can I do to help my child?"

The goal for my child is to learn, and together with the teacher, I know we can fulfill that.

Sometimes we need to practice their words or their numbers, especially multiplication.

So we'll take it to the rooftop and we'll grab some chalk, and we'll draw out the numbers.

It's a cool way to reinforce the lessons that the kids have in school, and have some fun with your child.

I like to check in every couple of weeks.

- [Teacher] Because you moved up two reading raffles this time.

- Nice.

Or whenever I see that my child is not learning what I think he's supposed to learn for that week.

I also know that it's impossible for me to know all the answers.

By building a solid relationship with the teacher, my child knows that I care and so does the teacher, and that's a win for all of us.

Perfect job.

Gimme five.

All right.

Let's go.

- [Son] Give you five.