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"Herein lies the problem: your kid doesn't know the difference between a real good and a perceived good...Perceived goods will not necessarily lead her to happiness. Real goods will."

"Without both virtue and friendship, your kid will never reach the amount of happiness that God desires for him."

"Most of your kid's life is a struggle over choosing between good and evil, but she was made for more. She was made to breakthrough to virtue, where all struggle ceases and inner harmony resides."

"Kids must learn at an early age to look for the good. This is the most important step in becoming a truly courageous person."

"Your kid will face a very big question in life: Are you going to do what is good, or are you going to do what feels good?"

"The sandlot--that bridge between the sandbox and the adult world--is where your kids learn that good people are better to be with, that giving is better than receiving, and that true friends are hard to come by."

"As your kids grow older, Aristotle says that true friends move each other 'to noble deeds.' Here lies the highest form of friendship. The most perfect friendship helps each friend strive for virtue."