Many teenagers are tormented by terrors they deem private and personal. They do not know that their anxieties and doubts are universal.

When gentle persuasion [of children] falls on deaf ears, we resort to ridicule and rebuke. Then we return to threats and punishment. This is the modus operandi of a mutual frustration society.

Many teenagers are tormented by terrors they deem private and personal. They do not know that their anxieties and doubts are universal.

Happiness... is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling. Happiness is not an end in itself. It is a by-product of working, playing, loving and living.

While parents possess the original key to their offspring's experience, teachers have a spare key. They, too, can open or close the minds and hearts of children.

Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults.

Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other.