So Much Is Asked Of Parents, And

There Are Five Freedoms: The Freedom To See And Hear What Is; The Freedom To Say What You Feel And Think; The Freedom To Feel What You Actually Feel; The Freedom To Ask For What You Want; The Freedom To Take Risks On Your Own Behalf.

In The Nurturing Family...parents See Themselves As Empowering Leaders Not As Authoritative Bosses. They See Their Job Primarily As One Of Teaching Their Children How To Be Truly Human In All Situations. They Readily Acknowledge To The Child Their Poor Judgment As Well As Their Good Judgment; Their Hurt, Anger, Or Disappointment As Well As Their Joy. The Behavior Of These Parents Matches What They Say.

I Think If I Have One Message, One Thing Before I Die That Most Of The World Would Know, It Would Be That The Event Does Not Determine How To Respond To The Event. That Is A Purely Personal Matter. The Way In Which We Respond Will Direct And Influence The Event More Than The Event Itself.

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.

Parents Teach In The Toughest School In The World - The School For Making People. You Are The Board Of Education, The Principal, The Classroom Teacher, And The Janitor.