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• Begin a Tradition, excerpt from Raising Good Kids: Back to Family Basics “This activity we share together is a reliable sign of who we are.”

• Discipline: Why?, excerpt from Raising Good Kids: Back to Family Basics “Discipline without love may be harsh. Love without discipline is child abuse.”

• The Genetic Objection, excerpt from Adoption: Choosing It, Living It, Loving It "Much of the genetic world lies beyond our control, even understanding."

• Too Old by Kindergarten, excerpt from Adoption: Choosing It, Living It, Loving It "I don’t know about you, but I’m very different now than I was at age five."

• Reverse Resolve, excerpt from Back to the Family “It is more than a desire to avoid repeating their parents' mistakes. It is the determination to use painful memories to fuel the drive to become genuinely good parents despite a lack of childhood training."

• Of Time and Money, excerpt from Back to the Family "Whether you're short or long on money, the more you give of you, the less your kids will care about worldly goods or any lack of."

• Consistent Discipline Does Not Equal Constant Discipline, excerpt from You’re a Better Parent Than You Think! "If I were consistent, I'd be on him every minute."

• Guilty Upon Request, excerpt from You’re a Better Parent Than You Think! "I know I shouldn't ask, but . . ."

• Prescription Parenting, excerpt from Discipline That Lasts a Lifetime “Hannah, please eat your toast over the table … and I like your sweater, your teeth look clean, and I appreciate the way you’re keeping your food in your mouth.”

• Laughing in the Face of Discipline, excerpt from Discipline That Lasts a Lifetime “Send her to her room, and she dances. Make her do an extra chore, and she plays house. Take away some TV, and she colors a great picture. I mean, the kid is just incorrigible.”

• Face the World, Kid!, excerpt from Good Discipline, Great Teens “The opposite of innocence is not maturity; it is worldliness.”

• Express Yourself, excerpt from Good Discipline, Great Teens “Consequently, many parents fear squelching Miranda’s opinions, however meanly meant and said, lest she become an emotionally pent-up, unhappy child.”