“I was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they were my ba…” — Benjamin Spock

We all end up at least somewhat like our parents, especially in the way we deal with our children.

In our country today, very few children are raised to believe that their principal destiny is to serve their family, their country, or God.

Perhaps a child who is fussed over gets a feeling of destiny; he thinks he is in the world for something important, and it gives him drive and confidence.

As a peace activist, I am dismayed by the encouragement of aggressiveness and violence by television, movies, and war toys.