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> [Confronted with the unhappy facts of exclusion, we sometimes reassure ourselves by telling stories: the poor boys who made it, theblacks who became a "credit to their race," the women elected to high office, the handicapped who made "useful contributions"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/confronted-with-the-unhappy-facts-of-exclusion-we-sometimes-reassure/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

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## More by Kenneth Keniston

> [Today's parents have little authority over those others with whom they share the task of raising their children. On the contrary,most parents deal with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/today-s-parents-have-little-authority-over-those-others-with-whom/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [The myth of the self-sufficient individual and of the self-sufficient, protected, and protective familytells us that those who need help are ultimately inadequate. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/the-myth-of-the-self-sufficient-individual-and-of-the-self-sufficient/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [Confronted with the unhappy facts of exclusion, we sometimes reassure ourselves by telling stories: the poor boys who made it, theblacks who became a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/confronted-with-the-unhappy-facts-of-exclusion-we-sometimes-reassure/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [Within forty years of their arrival in the Plymouth colony, the first white settlers were afraid their children had lost the dedication and religious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/within-forty-years-of-their-arrival-in-the-plymouth-colony-the-first/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [In the early nineteenth century, the doctrine of self-sufficiency came to apply to families as well as individuals… The familybecame a special protected place,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/in-the-early-nineteenth-century-the-doctrine-of-self-sufficiency-came/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [Recognizing that family self-sufficiency is a false myth, we also need to acknowledge that all today's families need help in raising children. The problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/recognizing-that-family-self-sufficiency-is-a-false-myth-we-also-need/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [The psychological pain--and the ethical shame--of American poverty are made greater by the fact that this country possesses the wealth and the energy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/the-psychological-pain-and-the-ethical-shame-of-american-poverty-are/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [Mothers work outside the home for many reasons; one of them is almost always because their families need their income to live up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/mothers-work-outside-the-home-for-many-reasons-one-of-them-is-almost/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [In the end, the fate of children depends on our ability to use technology constructively and carefully. The connection of childrenand technology is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/in-the-end-the-fate-of-children-depends-on-our-ability-to-use/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [One current reaction to change in families, for example, is the proposal for more "education for parenthood," on the theory that this training will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/one-current-reaction-to-change-in-families-for-example-is-the/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [The most important difference between these early American families and our own is that early families constituted economic unitsin which all members, from young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/the-most-important-difference-between-these-early-american-families/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [Poor children live in a particularly dangerous world--an urban world of broken stair railings, of busy streets serving as playgrounds, of lead paint, rats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/poor-children-live-in-a-particularly-dangerous-world-an-urban-world/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [Parents still have primary responsibility for raising children, but they must have the power to do so in ways consistent with their children's needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/parents-still-have-primary-responsibility-for-raising-children-but/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [In the past the intrinsic pleasures of parenthood for most American families were increased by the extrinsic economic return thatchildren brought. Today, parents have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/in-the-past-the-intrinsic-pleasures-of-parenthood-for-most-american/)

[Kenneth Keniston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-keniston/)

> [Despite the long-term reduction in familial roles and functions, we believe that parents are still the world's greatest experts about the needs of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-keniston/despite-the-long-term-reduction-in-familial-roles-and-functions-we/)

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