“I think after Sandy Hook, when Obama went out, and he talked a lot about gun control and met with the parents, there was a sense that something was going to happen. But then, I guess, the power of special interests was greater than public sentiment.” ThinkingHappensParentInterestGreaterSpecialMetsGunSentimentsGun ControlHookSpecial InterestsSandySandy Hook Author:Doris Kearns Goodwin
“Rare is the book that can actually transform us into better, more fulfilled people. Having combed through the research and documented case studies all over the world, Kristof and WuDunn present the clearest view I have ever seen of the human soul. A Path Appears tells us whether we are intrinsically good, why specific ways we parent our newborns help predict their chances for success, and how we can live lives of greater significance. This book, full of rich and riveting true stories, reminds us that human greatness is all around us, and even within us, if we dare to look.” PeopleIfsWorldWayHumansLooksBookSoulHelpingStoriesParentChanceViewsCasesStudyPathRichGreaterGreatnessResearchDareLive LifeSignificanceFulfilledHuman SoulTrue StoryCase Studies Author:Ann Curry
“When men and women across the country reported how happy they felt, researchers found that jugglers were happier than others. By and large, the more roles, the greater the happiness. Parents were happier than nonparents, and workers were happier than nonworkers. Married people were much happier than unmarried people. Married people were generally at the top of the emotional totem pole.” PeopleMenCountryHappinessFoundFeltParentWorkRolesGreaterEmotionalMarriedMen And WomenWorkersResearchersUnmarriedTotemsJugglers Author:Faye J Crosby
“Without greater support for childcare, parents of young children may be forced to choose cheaper, poor quality care for their children or fail to provide it entirely.” MayChildrenCareYoungParentPoorQualitySupportGreaterFailingCheaperYoung ChildrenChildcarePoor QualityQuality Care Author:Tim Johnson
“I feel most assuredly that our Father in heaven is far more interested in a soul-one of his children-than it is possible for an earthly father to be in one of his children. His love for us is greater than can be the love of an earthly parent for his offspring.” FeelsChildrenSoulFatherHeavenParentGreaterGod LoveHis LoveHistoricOur FatherOffspringBeing A FatherFather In Heaven Author:Joseph Fielding Smith
“With grown children, we can look back at both our mistakes and what we did well in our parenting, having conversations with a greater degree of honesty than was possible before. In getting older themselves, our adult children may begin to comprehend the burdens and strengths we carried from our own parents.” WellsLooksMayChildrenParentMistakeGreaterHonestyConversationDegreesAdultsBurdenGetting OldGetting OlderAdult ChildrenGrown Children Author:Wendy Lustbader
“It remains to be seen which program will cause greater societal damage: China's one-child policy or America's one-parent policy.” ChildrenAmericaCausesParentGreaterPolicyProgramRemainsChinaDamage Author:P. J. O'Rourke