People Prefer The Certainty Of Misery To

I Am Me And I Am Okay.

I Believe The Greatest Gift I Can Conceive Of Having From Anyone Is To Be Seen By Them, Heard By Them, To Be Understood And Touched By Them.

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.

I Want To Appreciate You Without Judging. Join You Without Invading. Invite You Without Demanding. Leave You Without Guilt.

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.