Taste Everything, But Swallow Only What Fits.

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.

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.

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.

It's Sad That Children Cannot Know Their Parents When They Were Younger; When They Were Loving, Courting, And Being Nice To One Another. By The Time Children Are Old Enough To Observe, The Romance Has All Too Often Faded Or Gone Underground.

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