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"You must have the strength here not only to
take care of yourself but to take care of others as well—to take
care of the elderly, to take care of children."
<ref name="gwc1">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/the-great-waves-of-change Chapter 1: The Great Waves of Change]</ref>

"Preparing for the [[Great Waves of Change|Great Waves of change]] requires
many things. It is important, if you have a family and are
married, that you begin to prepare them as well. Your young
children do not need to know what is coming, but your spouse
or your partner must become educated and supportive of your
efforts."
<ref name="gwc7">''The Great Waves of Change'', [http://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/preparing-your-family Chapter 7:  Preparing Your Family]</ref>

"Your children
should know, at least, that nature has been harmed by human
misuse and by human greed. People have used too much of the
natural resources, and now there is less to go around."
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"Your older children should really become educated about
the Great Waves. Let them read. Direct them to resources that
can help to educate them. Have meaningful and objective
conversations with them."
<ref name="gwc7"/>

"You must take whatever actions are necessary to protect your family
and your children, with or without your spouse’s participation."
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"Many segments of the population,
even in wealthy nations, will be extremely vulnerable—the
elderly, the infirm, children without parents or children with
only one parent. If you are able, you must be in a position to
assist them."
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"The financial well-being of your family, your
family’s health, your relationship with one another—all must be
strengthened now. You must band together and work as a unit
as much as possible. Your children will respond if they
recognize there is great financial pressure now. Their play and
their activities should be simple and natural. In the future, they
may not have the technological pleasures or resources that they
now might enjoy in a wealthy
nation. They will have to adapt to
this."
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==References==
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==See Also==

[[Higher Purpose]]

[[Quotes About Children]]

== Further study ==

*''The Great Waves of Change'', Chapter 7: [https://www.newmessage.org/the-message/volume-4/great-waves-change/preparing-your-family Preparing Your Family]

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