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Anxiety dumbs us down, lowering our functional I.Q. Being alarmed affects our ability to focus and to remember. Anxiety makes it difficult to read the cues and follow directions. A child simply cannot learn well when feeling lost and alarmed.

We forget that growing up takes time. In our postindustrial culture we are in too much of a hurry for everything. We probably would not be taken in by false impressions if we weren't so impatient for our children to grow up.

Intentions are greatly undervalued. The prevailing sentiment in our society is that intentions are not good enough, that only
appropriate behavior is to be accepted and applauded […] Good intentions are like gold: intention is the seed of values and the precursor of a sense of responsibility.