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1 " People have said “Don’t cry” to other people for years and years, and all it has ever meant is “I’m too uncomfortable when you show your feelings: don’t cry.” I’d rather have them say, “Go ahead and cry. I’m here to be with you. "
― Fred Rogers , A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Movie Tie-In): Neighborly Words of Wisdom from Mister Rogers
2 " It’s not easy to keep trying, But it’s one good way to grow. It’s not easy to keep learning, But I know that this is so: When you’ve tried and learned You’re bigger than you were a day ago. It’s not easy to keep trying, But it’s one way to grow. "
3 " Honesty is closely associated with freedom. "
4 " Grandparents are both our past and our future. In some ways they are what has gone before, and in others they are what we will become. "
5 " Many people work very hard at the things they do for fun. "
6 " There is a close relationship between truth and trust. "
7 " Times when families laugh together are among the most precious times a family can have. "
8 " One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation. "
9 " A berry ripens in its own good time . . . and so does a child’s readiness. Just as the one needs water and sunlight, the other needs the patient reassurance of loving adults who can trust children to grow according to their own timetables. "
10 " Watching a baby grow with our help tells us other things we like to feel about ourselves: that we are competent and loving. "
11 " The way you would draw a tree is different from the way anyone else would draw a tree—and that’s the way it’s supposed to be! "
12 " That’s what eternity is made of: invisible, imperishable good stuff. "
13 " Love Is PeopleLove is peopleLove is people needing peopleLove is people caring for peopleThat is love.Love's a little childSharing with another.Love's a brave manDaring to liberate his brother.Love is peopleLove is people needing peopleLove is people caring for peopleThat is love.And though some have costly treasureIt never seems to measure upTo people needing peopleCaring for peopleFor that's love.Love is peoplePeople love. "
14 " Sometimes, though, I wonder if we confuse strength with other words—like aggression and even violence. "
15 " The world is not always a kind place. That’s something all children learn for themselves, whether we want them to or not, but it’s something they really need our help to understand. "
16 " An unhurried morning routine at home can help your child get ready—and feel ready—for school without haste or anxiety. "
17 " It’s not possible to be a parent without having times of worry. "
18 " Letting our children go” is a lifelong process for parents, one that we wrestle with again and again, and each parent has to wrestle with it in his or her own way. "
19 " There’s mystery in raising children: As our children grow and develop their unique talents, we can’t control every aspect of their lives. For example, we can offer children music lessons and do all we can to encourage them to appreciate music, but if making music isn’t their way of expressing themselves, we have to trust they’ll find their own ways. "
20 " If the day ever came when we were able to accept ourselves and our children exactly as we and they are, then, I believe, we would have come very close to an ultimate understanding of what “good” parenting means. "
