The Golden Rule of Parenting is; do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you!

If you tell children they are bad, that's what they believe they are--and that's probably what they will become.

Before I had my first child, I never really looked forward in anticipation to the future. As I watched my son grow and learn, I began to imagine the world this generation of children would live in. I thought of the children they would have, and of their children. I felt connected to life both before my time and beyond it. Children are our link to future generations that we will never see.

Bringing a child into the world is the greatest act of hope there is.

We make butterflies by feeding caterpillars, not by trying to paste wings on them. Kids need to like themselves the way they are, and we can help them develop a positive self-image.

We all enter the world with fairly simple needs: to be protected, to be nurtured, to be loved unconditionally, and to belong.

Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.