Negotiating The Adolescent Stage Is

In The Nurturing Family...parents See Themselves As Empowering Leaders Not As Authoritative Bosses. They See Their Job Primarily As One Of Teaching Their Children How To Be Truly Human In All Situations. They Readily Acknowledge To The Child Their Poor Judgment As Well As Their Good Judgment; Their Hurt, Anger, Or Disappointment As Well As Their Joy. The Behavior Of These Parents Matches What They Say.

Life Is Not What It's Supposed To Be. It's What It Is. The Way You Cope With It Is What Makes The Difference.

What Lingers From The Parent's Individual Past, Unresolved Or Incomplete, Often Becomes Part Of Her Or His Irrational Parenting.

We Must Not Allow Other People's Limited Perceptions To Define Us.

It Is O. K. For Me To Feel Angry And To Express It In Responsible Ways.