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.

A parenting program should focus on parent's attitudes to themselves, their children, and the relationships they are building with their children.

When a child or adolescent is troubled, the most important thing for the parent to focus on may very well be their relationship with their child or adolescent. Parents need to do whatever they can to make sure the relationship is strong.

Parents should be able to develop goals about the type of parents they want to be.

There is no one best way for parents to become the parents they want to be just as there is no one best way for a child to grow into a contented and contributing member of society.

Any statements from the parents may seem like criticism or judgment by the child or adolescent. It's very important that the child or adolescent does most of the talking and the parent asks questions curiously to understand the perspective of the child or adolescent.

People need to feel safe to talk without their ideas being criticized, judged, demeaned, or mocked.