Accessing a "professional listener" such as a psychologist or counselor can be useful if the loved one wants to use this form of support.

One of the most important goals to have may well be the goal to create the life you want without preventing other people from creating the life they want.

Parents typically don't talk to each other about their goals and attitudes to parenting but this type of conversation could be very useful for helping parents become clearer about the things that are important to them.

I always thought if you really want to be a good actor, you've got to be able to fart in public. That, to me, is the most important. If you are so inhibited that you can't fart, I don't mean around your friends, I mean just a fart, out loud somewhere. I don't mean the 'silent creeper', everybody does that. I mean fart out loud! Just that you can do it and not be afraid of it. Humility is very important.

Sometimes offering support and making yourself available when the child or adolescent is ready to talk can be the most helpful you can be.

One of the premises of parenting might be that the job of parents is to teach their kids to get along without them.

I can’t even take a stroll through a park. As soon as women see my face they start gathering up their children and running for home.