Problems Are Not The Problem; Coping Is

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.

Parents Teach In The Toughest School In The Word: The School For Making People. You Are The Board Of Education, The Principal, Theclassroom Teacher, And The Janitor, All Rolled Into Two. . . . There Are Few Schools To Train You For Your Job, And There Is No General Agreement On The Curriculum. . . . You Are On Duty, Or At Least On Call, 24 Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year, For At Least 18 Years For Each Child You Have. Besides That, You Have To Contend With An Administration That Has Two Leaders Or Bosses, Whichever The Case May Be.

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

Communication Is To Relationships What Breath Is To Life.

I Believe The Greatest Gift I Can Conceive Of Having From Anyone Is To Be Seen By Them, Heard By Them, To Be Understood And Touched By Them.