The thing that reinforces my belief about that is having worked the last four years with the Safe Kids Campaign on a national basis. I am so amazed at what these little kids do in keeping their parents alerted to what they are there for. C. Everett Koop Read Quote
When a child shows up for school, and is not physically and mentally ready to learn, he or she never catches up. C. Everett Koop Read Quote
One of the things we want to do is find ways, first, to impress these parents how important it is to have children in a situation where they can respond to them and, second, to bring intergenerational relationships into play. C. Everett Koop Read Quote
There are many stressed single parents who may be working two jobs in order to keep the family together. C. Everett Koop Read Quote
That is why we are working with these various groups that have volunteers. We can get a lot of these things done. Nobody has dropped out, and a lot of people would like to join. We now know what each other does. C. Everett Koop Read Quote
