Each child is an individual; each child has certain God-given talents and attributes; each child is uniquely special and, as parents, we should do our utmost to protect and nurture that individuality. Listen to the following wise words from Henry Ford (1863-1947), founder of the Ford Motor Company: (Incidentally, the following quote applies equally to girls as well as boys.)

“All Fords are exactly alike but no two men are just alike. Every new life is a new thing under the sun; there has never been anything just like it before, and never will be again. A young man ought to get that idea about himself; he should look for the single spark of individuality that makes him different from other folks, and develop that for all he is worth. Society and schools may try to iron it out of him; their tendency is to put us all in the same mould, but I say don’t let that spark be lost; it’s your only real claim to importance.”