Monica

“Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”
― Padre Pio

“there is growing support for the idea that rather than promoting independence, letting a baby cry it out creates a condition psychologists call “learned helplessness,” which can be a precursor to depression. Crying it out can lead to quiet babies, it is true; but because an infant is physiologically and psychologically incapable of true independence, and in light of recent evidence about the impact of crying it out on cortisol levels and vagal tone, the more likely explanation for this quiet is that he simply has learned the uselessness of crying: “When I cry, nothing happens, so why bother?” This is why cortisol levels remain high for babies who are sleep trained using the cry-it-out method. They are literally being bathed in the hormones of hopelessness.”
― Gregory K. Popcak, Parenting with Grace

“This inversion of value enables not so much the stewardship of the earth as the exploitation of those deemed no more worthy than the lowest forms of life—exploitation by exactly the sorts of people who eternally step forward to abuse such advantage.”
― Jordan B. Peterson, We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine

“Choosing an “Away School” There was a time when this section would have been easy. We simply would have said, “Find the nearest Catholic school and send your child to it.” Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to make such blanket statements in an age where in some places teachers and staff are often either openly hostile or passively dismissive toward their own mission to be a Catholic school. It is our opinion that these schools do so at their own peril, because once you take the “Catholic” out of a Catholic school, you end up with a hobbled institution. Fortunately, these inferior institutions remain in the minority of Catholic schools. In fact, we are still very heavily biased in favor of Catholic schools, and we strongly recommend that you consider any and all available Catholic schools before considering other conventional schooling options (e.g., public or non-sectarian private schools). Generally speaking, they have been shown to be more effective than their public counterparts; they typically have smaller, more orderly classes; they support the values and prayers you are trying to teach at home; and they help your child appreciate the importance of the Eucharist by attending Mass during the school week.”
― Gregory K. Popcak, Parenting with Grace