Only if a child feels right can he think right.
Wise parents know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a riptide, is inviting doom.
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.
Many teenagers are tormented by terrors they deem private and personal. They do not know that their anxieties and doubts are universal.
Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.
Teenagers crave independence. The more self-suf-ficient we make them feel, the less hostile they are toward us.