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It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.

With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.

When we protect children from every possible source of danger, we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense of self-reliance, their ability to assess and mitigate risk, and their sense of accomplishment.

The challenge as a parent is letting your kids fail in the right ways because that's where we do most of our learning.

Kids need activities and role models to stay out of trouble.

I think the world offers so many wonderful varieties of obstacles, but that shouldn't be one for kids - is the worry that 'my parents wont be there.'

Poverty places not just one or two obstacles but multiple obstacles in a child's pathway to what we would consider to be regular development - cognitively, intellectually and emotionally.

I think it's very important to teach your children to struggle on some level.

Children need continuity as they grow and learn.

When given age-appropriate challenges, children tend to take them very seriously; in fact, the more obvious the risk is, the more cautiously a child will proceed.