“When children arrive, or when some crisis occurs, couples don't have the resources to deal with it because they've been so busy getting on with their lives. They haven't learned how to sit down and discuss things.” ChildrenDealsHavensCoupleResourcesDown AndCrisisBusy Author:Janet McTeer
“The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly. It's a problem that we will not be able to solve in the next few years, and it's likely to get progressively worse through the rest of this century. We must not be selfish or timid if we hope to have a decent world for our children and grandchildren. We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.” IfsWorldYearsChildrenProblemAbleNextEnergyActingCenturyBalanceDemandResourcesOur ChildrenCrisisSolveSelfishAlternativesDecentOur FutureGrandchildrenOverwhelmedShrinkingChildren And GrandchildrenBeing SelfishEnergy CrisisActing Now Author:Jimmy Carter
“More than 35 percent of the children exposed to a single traumatic event will develop serious mental health problems .. The real crisis of Katrina is the hundreds of thousands of ravaged, displaced and traumatized children.” ChildrenRealProblemEventsSeriousPercentCrisisMental HealthExposedKatrinaHealth ProblemsTraumatic Events Author:Bruce D. Perry
“Medicaid protects impoverished children, the frail elderly and people in crisis, .. Its limited resources will be further stretched serving hurricane victims. Proponents of Medicaid cuts either undervalue Medicaid assistance or underestimate American compassion.” PeopleChildrenCompassionCuttingProtectResourcesCrisisVictimServingUnderestimateAssistanceElderlyHurricanesFrailMedicaidLimited Resources Author:Sherrod Brown
“I've kind of fallen out of love with politics. ...Whatever experience and talents I've gained over the years -- I think it may well be that the highest and best use of that is to try to bring enough awareness of the solutions to the climate crisis and enough of a sense of urgency that we come together across party lines on behalf of our children.” ThinkingTryingYearsWellsKindMayChildrenEnoughUseTogetherLinesPartyAwarenessTalentHighestSolutionsOur ChildrenCrisisClimateFallenBehalfUrgencySense Of Urgency Author:Al Gore