Parents Teach In The Toughest School In

So Much Is Asked Of Parents, And So Little Is Given.

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.

It Is O. K. For Me To Feel Angry And To Express It In Responsible Ways.

A Growing Body Of Clinical Observation Has Pointed To The Conclusion That The Family Therapy Must Be Oriented To The Family As A Whole.

Rearing A Family Is Probably The Most Difficult Job In The World. It Resembles Two Business Firms Merging Their Respective Resources To Make A Single Product. All The Potential Headaches Of That Operation Are Present When An Adult Male And An Adult Female Join To Steer A Child From Infancy To Adulthood.