I started as a news photographer at the University Of Texas' Daily Texan.
We have forgotten that those skills on the more positive side of human nature have to be taught, have to be modeled, have to be practiced.
A lot of parents aren't exactly sure how to go about solving a problem with a kid in a way that's mutually satisfactory - doing that with their child feels very foreign to a lot of people. It probably explains why so many parents tell me their kids don't listen to them and why so many kids tell me that they don't feel heard.
We never get to see that our kid is capable of solving problems on her own. We never start to build up the faith that they can actually do it.
There is still quite the vibe out there that as a parent you have to be completely in control and in charge.
Most parents are accustomed to dealing with problems in the heat of the moment.
Being completely in control is a fantasy.
The saving of empty beer and liquor bottles is a strange college phenomenon. I bet most of you college students reading this right now have some empties on a shelf in your room. Everyone knows how much college kids like to drink, do we really need to display it? It's a good thing, though, that this trend stops after college. Wouldn't it be weird if your parents had empty wine bottles up on their bedroom wall?
Children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded.
If we lose our heritage of health and vigor, all the beauty that has been achieved will be for naught!
That is certainly one way to look at the matter. There are others.