From that first angelic role in the nativity play to their first love, from broken hearts and best friends to school bullies, life as a parent is an emotional roller coaster. Here are bite-size principles to help navigate this challenging season of life, short meditations to read in those few minutes while waiting in the school pickup line or for the laundry to finish. Parents will find brief wisdom to commit to memory and draw on at a second's notice, and cartoons that offer a good laugh in difficult moments.