Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.

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

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

Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.

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.

Responsibility is fostered by allowing children a voice and wherever indicated a choice in matters that affect them.

If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.