Taste Everything, But Swallow Only What Fits.

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.

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 Own Me, And Therefore, I Can Engineer Me. I Am Me, And I Am Okay.

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.

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.