Faced with navigating the bureaucratic maze surrounding public schools, more parents are taking along a guide. Such is the case of Gayle Welborn who is among a growing number of parents across the country who are turning to private education consultants to squeeze more services or alternative testing out of public schools or to find a specialized private school to address a student's needs. While such professionals are not new--wealthy parents have for decades turned to consultants for help in selecting elite schools--their numbers are swelling and their focus is shifting. The boom, consultants say, is in response to increased student diagnoses of emotional and learning problems coupled with parent frustration regarding the inability of over burdened school personnel to address the maladies. In this article, the author presents parents' and educational consultants' viewpoint on seeking a second opinion about matters as diverse as learning disorders and college selection.