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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.

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.

You Have Learned What You Have Learned Very Well. It Has Helped You Survive.

Life Is Not What It's Supposed To Be. It's What It Is. The Way You Cope With It Is What Makes The Difference.

Negotiating The Adolescent Stage Is Neither Quick Nor Easy. . . . I Have Often Said To Parents, "if It Isn't Illegal, Immoral, Orfattening, Give It Your Blessing." We Do Much Better . . . If We Find And Support All The Places We Can Appropriately Say Yes, And Say Only The No's That Really Matter.