Somewhat paradoxically, parenting programs should focus on the behavior of the parents not the behavior of the children.

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.

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.

Spending time with the child or adolescent in mutually enjoyable activities on a regular basis will help to build warmth and trust.

Seeking the counsel of trusted and respected health professionals can also be helpful in providing parents with some balance for their concerns as well as other avenues of support.

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

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

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

I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent ways of achieving their goals.

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

A great library contains the diary of the human race.

Sometimes the world around you makes you do things you would never do out of the circumstances.

We have a man [Donald Trump] who understands the frustrations and the aspirations of our fellow citizens.

Sometimes a certain innocence is good, but not about yourself.

When we deny the EVIL within ourselves, we dehumanize ourselves, and we deprive ourselves not only of our own destiny but of any possibility of dealing with the EVIL of others.

I'm not the singer that I wish I was or that some people think I could be. I wish I had the pipes to just jump into musicals.

Think me not unkind and rude That I walk alone in grove and glen; I go to the god of the wood To fetch his word to men.

It feels like every single song is a chapter from a truly important novel.

To deliberately criticise another individual may cause an indelible stain on the critic.

It's easy, man. I just take the ball and throw. Hard! It's a God-given talent! No one can teach it to you. They either hit it or they don't.