On the positive side, we have also learned specific parenting tactics from the parents with
whom we worked, e.g., “choose your battles wisely” and “after an argument, start the day over
with a hug, be playful.” In brief, we credit our work as family therapists with helping us become
better parents and, as our children have now aged into adolescence and young adulthood, better
able to let go and enjoy the people they have become.