Good parents...give their children roots and wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what's been taught them.

Bettie B. Youngs
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When you are a parent, you need to give your children roots. That means you need to teach them what's right and wrong. You also need to teach them how to appreciate the things they already have, like their families.

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