Problems Are Not The Problem; Coping Is

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

Problems Are Not The Problem; Coping Is The Problem.

Adolescents Are Not Monsters. They Are Just People Trying To Learn How To Make It Among The Adults In The World, Who Are Probably Not So Sure Themselves.

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.

It Is Now Clear To Me That The Family Is A Microcosm Of The World. To Understand The World, We Can Study The Family: Issues Such As Power, Intimacy, Autonomy, Trust, And Communication Skills Are Vital Parts Underlying How We Live In The World. To Change The World Is To Change The Family.