A focus for parents

"Parents: persons who spend half their time worrying how a child will turn out, and the
rest of the time wondering when a child will turn in."
Ted Cook

"The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along
without them."
Frank A. Clark

"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is
roots; the other, wings."
Hodding Carter

One of our responsibilities as parents is to become independent of our children.

Andrew Schneider notes that many of us feel inadequate as parents because we assume
we are totally responsible for them, but we are not.

Schneider says, "Their soul is in charge of their lives, and nothing that you do can greatly
interfere nor greatly help. Who you are as a being and what you model is the important
reality."

How specifically can we support our children? We want them to feel nurtured and valued.
We want to support them in learning how to provide for themselves. And we want to help
them build good relationships.

Understand the higher cause behind life's pains. Open to higher guidance that knows the
way.