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In honor of Mother's Day yesterday, I wanted to address an article that I read this past weekend titled "Good Mothers Provide Foundations for Future" (click here for the article). The author, Deborah Jacobvitz, reflects on the important and various roles that mothers play in their children's lives. The role of mother is one that changes constantly throughout the different stages of life, but remains extremely important as children grow into adulthood. Stronger mother-child relationships often predict better parenting skills when their children grow up and have kids of their own.

One important role mothers have is providing emotional care. That emotional bond that is formed in early childhood is critically important transitioning into adulthood. Furthermore, the quality of that bond is what is transmitted to the next generation. So on this Mother's Day, I wanted to honor the significant role that mothers play. They wear so many hats and often times never have a second to themselves because they give so much of themselves to others. If you didn't do it yesterday, take a moment today to thank the instrumental adults you had growing up; whether it was a mother, father, grandmother, teacher or neighbor, don't let another second go by without letting them know how much you appreciate them.