During a family discussion that was not getting anywhere, my 14-year-old granddaughter asked if we would like her to tell us what the discussion was about. She then proceeded to cut through the confusion and in one sentence summarized the main idea. Hearing approval from the adults she said, "Your problem is that you don't listen to the children. You should listen to the children!"I have thought about her words many times since then, finding them hitting the mark in many situations. Parents [...]
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