• Family involvement is key to understanding firesetting and intervention.
• Assessment and evaluation is an on-going process. If we jump to an early conclusion about why a child is firesetting we run the risk of failing to get a true and accurate picture. When you try to simplify too quickly, you risk missing the complexity of the full story.
• Even children who have been burned can continue to be fascinated with fire and firesetting.
• Parents of firesetting children often don't truly understand the potential for harm, damage, legal charges and financial ramifications.
• Each child has something new to offer and to teach us.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork can be very fun, stimulating and energizing.

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