The search for a personal identity is the life task of a teenager.

The search for a personal identity is the life task of a teenager.

When a child hits a child, we call it aggression. When a child hits an adult, we call it hostility. When an adult hits an adult, we call it assault. When an adult hits a child, we call it discipline.

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.

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.

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