About family Quote by Pearl S. Buck
“The lack of emotional security of our American young people is due, I believe, to their isolation from the larger family unit. No two people - no mere father and mother - as I have often said, are enough to provide emotional security for a child. He needs to feel himself one in a world of kinfolk, persons of variety in age and temperament, and yet allied to himself by an indissoluble bond which he cannot break if he could, for nature has welded him into it before he was born.”
About This Quote
Source Book: The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck, 1931
Children need a broad network of adult role models beyond parents to feel emotionally safe.
In simple terms: Kids need many caring adults for security.
Key Takeaway
Foster community ties for youth.
Themes
family
emotional security
community
child development
Mood
concerned
hopeful
Type
advice
reflective
When to use this quote
- school programs
- after‑school clubs
- neighborhood mentorship
- family gatherings
- counseling services
Key Concepts
attachment theory
social support
intergenerational bonds
Questions to Reflect On
- How can societies recreate extended‑family support?
- What role can schools play in emotional security?
A Different Perspective
Large families are less common today, limiting natural support networks.
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