Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, whereas in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.

Quote by David Elkind

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We now recognize that abuse and neglect may be as frequent in nuclear families as...

We now recognize that abuse and neglect may be as frequent in nuclear families as...

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility...

Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility...

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child,...

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child,...

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

Pity those who nature abuses; never those who abuse nature.

I had such a wonderful life before drugs and alcohol abuse. I've got that life...

I had such a wonderful life before drugs and alcohol abuse. I've got that life...

Abuse is abuse;;; Be nice.. Harsh words don't break bones but they often break hearts

Abuse is abuse;;; Be nice.. Harsh words don't break bones but they often break hearts

You think about child abuse and you think of a father viciously attacking a daughter...

You think about child abuse and you think of a father viciously attacking a daughter...

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like...

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like...

If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then...

If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then...

More than 90 percent of all the prisoners in our American prisons have been abused...

More than 90 percent of all the prisoners in our American prisons have been abused...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

I urge you to ask yourself just how honorable it is to preside over the...

To give a child animal products is a form of child abuse.

To give a child animal products is a form of child abuse.

We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family....

We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family....

Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good...

Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good...

It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not...

It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not...