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 β that he develops both his ability and his identity.
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.
I had a brother who was my savior, made my childhood bearable.
All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud. That's all I've ever wanted to do.
In our house, Mother's Day is every day. Father's Day, too. In our house, parents count. They do important work and that work matters. One day just doesn't cut for us.
Good parents give their children Roots and Wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them.
Obviously, you would give your life for your children, or give them the last biscuit on the plate. But to me, the trick in life is to take that sense of generosity between kin, make it apply to the extended family and to your neighbour, your village and beyond.
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