471 Quotes About Families

...in order to achieve improved outcomes for families at risk, a paradigm shift is required so that unequal outcomes for families and children are seen as social injustices, rather than as products of individual dysfunction or deficit

Children have empty erasable white boards upon which big people write indelibly imprinted messages into their tender subconscious minds.

Mature adults gravitate toward new values and understandings, not just rehashing and blind acceptance of past patterns and previous learning. This is an ongoing process and maturity demands lifelong learners.

I never met an addict who came from a nice home . I've met addicts that came from families that had money and nice houses. But never from a nice home.

People who are unwilling to talk about deep personal issues do not trust their own emotions.

Change will not successfully happen unless the emotional component is solved.

People pay a dear price when not dealing with the powerful emotions.

It was an effort formulating this summary, explaining myself. I preferred the distant past, centuries that were over and done with, ghosts that posed no direct threat. History could be milked for this cause or that. We observed it always with hindsight, projecting onto it our modern convictions and anxieties.

De serverte te, og der vi satt rundt spisebordet kjente jeg den vanlige forventningen fra barnefamilier; Er vi ikke søte, er vi ikke pene, misunner du oss ikke, du barnløse gamle kvinne.Er vi ikke flinke med barna våre.