Both teachers and parents have similar agendas when it comes to children: the fulfillment of academic potential and the creation of lifelong learners who are well-adjusted, productive members of society. However, basic communication between parents and teachers is often difficult. When children are exceptional, problems with communication are only magnified. The solution is to facilitate communication intentionally. To develop strong communication between teachers and parents, ask the members of each group what they would like the other to know and record the answers. The author conducted two meetings, to strengthen communication between teachers and parents of students in the highly capable programs. This document lists the Teachers' messages for parents and the parents' messages for teachers. By communicating openly, two issues emerged: (1) Parents wanted some fine-tuning of homework policies; and (2) teachers wanted to remind parents about balance in their children's lives.