What Lingers From The Parent's Individual Past,

Every Word, Facial Expression, Gesture, Or Action On The Part Of A Parent Gives The Child Some Message About Self-worth. It Is Sad That So Many Parents Don't Realize What Messages They Are Sending.

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.

The Recommended Daily Requirement For Hugs Is: Four Per Day For Survival, Eight Per Day For Maintenance, And Twelve Per Day For Growth.

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.

We Get Together On The Basis Of Our Similarities; We Grow On The Basis Of Our Differences.