Here is the beginning of understanding: most parents are doing their best, and most children are doing their best, and they're doing pretty well, all things considered.
Richard LouvMothers tend to be more direct. Fathers talk to other fathers about their kids more metaphorically. It's a different way of communication.
Richard LouvThereโs no denying the benefits of the Internet. But electronic immersion, without a force to balance it, creates the hole in the boat โ draining our ability to pay attention, to think clearly, to be productive and creative.
Richard LouvThe physical exercise and emotional stretching that children enjoy in unorganized play is more varied and less time-bound than is found in organized sports. Playtimeโespecially unstructured, imaginative, exploratory playโis increasingly recognized as an essential component of wholesome child development.
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