And I said -- I thought, I want to be able to conduct my life and my presidency so that all the parents of the country could feel good if their children were able to say that again.

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Herders rely on their children's labour, so many feel that time spent leafing through books is wasted.

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Hence the exhausting cycle of constantly monitoring their work and performance, which in turn makes children feel less competent and confident, so that they need even more oversight.

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Some parents, forced to take time off work to care for their children - or pay others to do so - feel that some schools have been over-reacting.

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The hope that so many of us feel when we look into the eyes of our children and our grandchildren.

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The hope that so many of us feel when we look into the eyes of our own children and grandchildren.

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The hope that so many of us feel when we look into the eyes of those precious children of ours -- our sons and daughters, our grandchildren.

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Adult children may feel frustrated that opportunities for enjoyable socialization for their parents are so limited.

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And because there is so much traffic converging on the school gates, other parents feel that they can't let their children walk or cycle because it's too dangerous.

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