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.

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

Adolescence can be a time of turmoil and turbulence, of stress and storm. Rebellion against authority and against convention is to be expected and tolerated for the sake of learning and growth.

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

To sense when a teenager needs understanding and when misunderstanding is a difficult and delicate task. The sad truth is that no matter how wise we are, we cannot be right for any length of time in our teenagers' eyes.

Wise parents know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a riptide, is inviting doom.

To be himself, one neeeds to be free from the pressure of evaluative praise