It is clear that a primary human condition for overall good health and well being is to live in a state of hopefulness. Conversely, when hope is missing, the world appears to to take on a darker complexion. What then, does living with hope got to do with your parent teenager relationship? Much of the pleasure and stimulation of life lies in the act of dreaming, fantasizing, anticipating, planning and...

Parenting expert Dr Laurence Steinberg says that “There is no more important job in society than raising children, and there is no more important influence on how children develop than their parents”. This is in stark contrast of our modern society that rewards people the least who take on human caring roles. Think for a moment of the salaries of nurses, teachers and in particular special...