A Nod From President Obama

Hey nonviolent parents!

Did you catch the moment in Obama's inauguration speech about us?

"...It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job that sees us through our darkest hours. It's the firefighter's courage to storm a staiway filled with smoke, but also A PARENT'S WILLINGNESS TO NURTURE A CHILD THAT FINALLY DECIDES OUR FATE."

Wow.

A parent's willingness to nurture a child...!

Well, research does show that nurturing, loving, warm, connected parenting helps children with all sorts of things from optimizing brain growth and improving social skills to behavioral issues including prevention of violent crimes.

Besides, our president says it will decide our fate. Not that we needed him to agree, but... this really is the way to change the world!

:-)

I gotta admit, it's a bit uncomfortable for me to agree so strongly with the chief executive. I guess I'm just out of practice.

I know that everyone is broke, and things are tough out there. But let me just wish you all a great, hopeful day.