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A Growing Body Of Clinical Observation Has Pointed To The Conclusion That The Family Therapy Must Be Oriented To The Family As A Whole.

You Have All Played A Significant Part In My Development Of Loving. As A Result, My Life Has Been Rich And Full, So I Leave Feeling Very Grateful.

Rearing A Family Is Probably The Most Difficult Job In The World. It Resembles Two Business Firms Merging Their Respective Resources To Make A Single Product. All The Potential Headaches Of That Operation Are Present When An Adult Male And An Adult Female Join To Steer A Child From Infancy To Adulthood.

Parents Teach In The Toughest School In The Word: The School For Making People. You Are The Board Of Education, The Principal, Theclassroom Teacher, And The Janitor, All Rolled Into Two. . . . There Are Few Schools To Train You For Your Job, And There Is No General Agreement On The Curriculum. . . . You Are On Duty, Or At Least On Call, 24 Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year, For At Least 18 Years For Each Child You Have. Besides That, You Have To Contend With An Administration That Has Two Leaders Or Bosses, Whichever The Case May Be.

Every Word, Facial Expression, Gesture, Or Action On The Part Of A Parent Gives The Child Some Message About Self-worth. It Is Sad That So Many Parents Don't Realize What Messages They Are Sending.