I Own Me, And Therefore, I Can

I Want To Appreciate You Without Judging. Join You Without Invading. Invite You Without Demanding. Leave You Without Guilt.

Negotiating The Adolescent Stage Is Neither Quick Nor Easy.

We Can Learn Something New Anytime We Believe We Can.

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.

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.