Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her.
Interpretation
Children require unconditional love and support from at least one adult figure in their lives.
This quote emphasizes the vital role that passionate and committed adults play in the development and well-being of children. Having at least one adult who is 'irrationally crazy' about a child provides the emotional support, encouragement, and security that fosters a child's growth, self-esteem, and resilience throughout their formative years.
In practice
In a parenting workshop, to highlight the importance of supportive relationships for children.
Turning on the television set can turn off the process that transforms children into people... It is primarily through observing, playing, and working with others older and younger than himself that a child discovers both what he can do and who he can become — that he develops both his ability and his identity.
Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities.
I grew up one of six children with working-class parents in the Deep South. My mother was a college librarian, and my father worked in a shipyard. I never saw them balance a checkbook, but they kept a roof over our heads and got all six of us into college.
It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children. Research shows that during the most important transitions of life—including those periods when youth are most likely to drift away from the Church—the greatest influence does not come from an interview with the bishop or some other leader but from the regular, warm, friendly, caring interaction with parents.
When we traded homemaking for careers, we were implicitly promised economic independence and worldly influence. But a devil of a bargain it has turned out to be in terms of daily life. We gave up the aroma of warm bread rising, the measured pace of nurturing routines, the creative task of molding our families' tastes and zest for life; we received in exchange the minivan and the Lunchable.
To a father, when a child dies, the future dies; to a child when a parent dies, the past dies.
I’ve found that the best life has to offer is right in front of me, with my husband and child
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