Babies need social interactions with loving adults who talk with them, listen to their babblings, name objects for them, and give them opportunities to explore their worlds.

A healthy newborn has been delivered in a more or less satisfying fashion. The baby is feeding well, has short nails and a clean bottom, and has not drowned. What now?

All we know is that the school achievement, IQ test score, and emotional and social development of working mothers' children are every bit as good as that of children whose mothers do not work.

Parents sometimes think of newborns as helpless creatures, but in fact parents' behavior is much more under the infant's control than the reverse. Does he come running when you cry?

A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.

When you dream of what you want to see, whether in your life, home, community or nation, you need to keep watching those dreams until they come to fulfillment.

We do not preach against people, we preach against sin.

Don't envy the people that are more successful than you. Rather, use their success stories to strengthen your faith in the manifestation of your positive desires.

Soar on to the King, the crown jewel, And then you'll truly seeThat nothing is as beautifulAs His grand Majesty.

The man who believes in giraffes would swallow anything.

George Brett could get good wood on an aspirin.

I never went to a John Wayne movie to find a philosophy to live by or to absorb a profound message. I went for the simple pleasure of spending a couple of hours seeing the bad guys lose.

Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored. I take my knitting everywhere to take the edge off of moments that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad.

The great man is always the man of mighty effort.