I don’t know much about only children. I was the middle one of three, and if ever I was alone with mum and dad, it was a rare moment. 657
I made some friends at Listerine and they taught me a little bit about oral care. That half of adults suffer from oral disease, that the number one chronic disease among children is oral disease, that we’re only taking care of 25% of our mouths when brushing alone and there are more germs in your mouth than there are people on the planet. 635
I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness. 643
I believe the biggest challenge is just getting the courage to try something different or new. Try to forget the stereotype in your mind. Yoga is for everyone – children, athletes, moms, dads, accountants, truck drivers, even country stars. 641
And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family. 650
I’m still shy – I’m no good at my children’s parent-teacher conferences, and I’m slowly learning how to ask for what I want. But I now know that I have a reserve of courage to draw upon when I really need it. There’s nothing that I’m too scared to have a go at. 698
Courage: Great Russian word, fit for the songs of our children’s children, pure on their tongues, and free. 697
Women’s courage is rather different from men’s. The fact that women have to bring up children and look after husbands makes them braver at facing long-term issues, such as illness. Men are more immediately courageous. Lots of people are brave in battle. 622
Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things. 2.62K
All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. 621
You’ve just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn’t help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it’s easy to say and harder to do. 608
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. 1.18K