Rearing A Family Is Probably The Most

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.

What Lingers From The Parent's Individual Past, Unresolved Or Incomplete, Often Becomes Part Of Her Or His Irrational Parenting.

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.

As A Therapist, I Am A Companion. I Try To Help People Tune Into Their Own Wisdom.

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.