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Children need space to experiment in a world of mutable selves, relations, and institutions, and they need to be given the chance to build… ‘active trust’ born of mutual disclosure. – Anthony Giddens

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A child is an exquisite attention-getting device, designed to sound an alarm at the first indication that he will be forgotten or relegated to a position where he does not count.

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A child’s ability to control his position and the attention of others is critical, much more important than control is for the average adult on an average day.

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Parents need to be parents, not friends, to their children.

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…children almost universally are also looking for loving correction.

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