So Much Is Asked Of Parents, And

Families And Societies Are Small And Large Versions Of One Another. Both Are Made Up Of People Who Have To Work Together, Whose Destinies Are Tied Up With One Another. Each Features The Components Of A Relationship: Leaders Perform Roles Relative To The Led, The Young To The Old, And Male To Female; And Each Is Involved With The Process Of Decision-making, Use Of Authority, And The Seeking Of Common Goals.

I Want To Love You Without Clutching, Appreciate You Without Judging, Join You Without Invading, Invite You Without Demanding, Leave You Without Guilt, Criticize You Without Blaming, And Help You Without Insulting. If I Can Have The Same From You, Then We Can Truly Meet And Enrich Each Other.

I Feel That Adolescence Has Served Its Purpose When A Person Arrives At Adulthood With A Strong Sense Of Self-esteem, The Ability To Relate Intimately, To Communicate Congruently, To Take Responsibility, And To Take Risks. The End Of Adolescence Is The Beginning Of Adulthood. What Hasn't Been Finished Then Will Have To Be Finished Later.

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.

Adolescents Are Not Monsters. They Are Just People Trying To Learn How To Make It Among The Adults In The World, Who Are Probably Not So Sure Themselves.