I Feel That Adolescence Has Served Its

Feelings Of Worth Can Flourish Only In An Atmosphere Where Individual Differences Are Appreciated, Mistakes Are Tolerated, Communication Is Open, And Rules Are Flexible - The Kind Of Atmosphere That Is Found In A Nurturing Family.

Negotiating The Adolescent Stage Is Neither Quick Nor Easy. . . . I Have Often Said To Parents, "if It Isn't Illegal, Immoral, Orfattening, Give It Your Blessing." We Do Much Better . . . If We Find And Support All The Places We Can Appropriately Say Yes, And Say Only The No's That Really Matter.

The Symbol In Chinese For Crisis Is Made Up Of Two Ideographs: One Means Danger, The Other Means Opportunity. This Symbol Is A Reminder That We Can Choose To Turn A Crisis Into An Opportunity Or Into A Negative Experience.

I Have Talked About Choosing Rather Than Acting From Compulsion. When You Feel That You Have To Live According To Someone Else's Direction Or Live So That You Never Disappoint Or Hurt Anybody, Then Your Life Is A Continual Assessment Of Whether Or Not You Please Other People.

I Regard (parenting) As The Hardest, Most Complicated, Anxiety-ridden, Sweat-and-blood-producing Job In The World. Succeeding Requires The Ultimate In Patience, Common Sense, Commitment, Humor, Tact, Love, Wisdom, Awareness, And Knowledge. At The Same Time, It Holds The Possibility For The Most Rewarding, Joyous Experience Of A Lifetime, Namely, That Of Being Successful Guides To A New And Unique Human Being.