“I don’t tell my teenage son, ‘That’s wrong!’ I ask, ‘Is that right?’” – Jonty Hanaghan

“The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst

10 January

“Teenagers have lots to say and little tolerance for listening. Your job as a parent is to listen patiently and sooner or later [ok, maybe a long, loooong time later] when they’ve said everything they need to say, they’ll be open to what you have to say. They’ll learn tolerance, patience and self-discipline because you modeled it for them. They’ll also learn to be good listeners - from the same source.” – Arnold Kunst