Another quote that resonated with me, particularly today dealing with somewhat rambunctious and balky boys: If you want your child to be the kind of person who’s going to stand up for what she believes in and not be pushed around by other people, you’re going to have to expect that a little bit of that is going to be exercised at home! You can’t have it both ways. You can’t raise a child who’s going to be independent and open-minded outside the house, but obedient and conforming inside the house. It’s just not going to work that way!...

Been reading Everyday Opportunities for Extraordinary Parenting by Bobbi Conner (along with Pale Blue Dot, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Inside Out Girl—for my book club—and the latest Jane Green (British chick lit) novel in from the library…have I mentioned I am a voracious reader?), and found a quote that resonated with me. “Throughout the four-million year history of humans living together in families, parents have had two jobs with children—to protect their children and to socialize their children. And, all of a sudden, in America I think those two jobs are at odds with each other.” – Mary Pipher...