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• the right to be an object of unconditional parental love
• the right, for a time, to be the center of our attention and to have your needs met without asking
• the right to childhood innocence, and to be protected from traumatic situations and stresses
• the right to belong to a family and a community
• the right to consistency, limits, security, warmth, and understanding
• the right to be loved for who you are, rather than for being what others want you to become
• the right to be parented and nutured, rather than falling under the weight of making up for the losses of parents
• the right to feel safe while mastering a full range of normal feelings and emotions
• the right to make decisions and learn from mistakes
• the right to become independent and find your own voice
• the right to grieve losses as they happen
• the right to have emotional and physical boundaries

~Jane Middelton-Moz & Lorie L Dwinell