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...Being apart was more difficult for Lindi's mother. "The way Ken and I divided our responsibilities made me more involved in the girls' daily activities from the time they were little. So it was very tough for me to lose that role two years early. I went through a difficult year but at the same time I knew it was the right thing for them. I knew they could cope. In retrospect, it was absolutely the right thing to do. We transcended possible problems...
...Even when Lindi was a toddler, she revealed a natural ability to deal with changes in life. Teresa Dovey explains, "When Lindi was almost two and we were expecting our second child, I was concerned about how Lindi would react to having her place at the center of things usurped by a new sibling. I thought it might help if she had a new doll to play with when we brought a new baby home...and I imagined she would enjoy dressing the doll while I was dressing the baby. When I came back from the maternity hospital with...
...Doveys always encouraged communication within the family--be it nonverbal, conversational or over e-mail. Lindi's parents take their roles very seriously and can clearly articulate their philosophy of raising children, a philosophy that reflects an optimism about human potential. "If you bring someone into the world, you have a responsibility to make sure she is a happy person, that she has a sense of joy as well as being well-developed socially and intellectually," Ken Dovey says. "Some parents use other explanations as a cop out. In the end, parents have a huge influence on their children...
...there was a problem, we'd look at ourselves," says Teresa Dovey. "We'd say, `They are reacting to what's going on around them.' True enough, there'd be something wrong in our lives." This introspection and focus on the family has forged an especially tight bond between Lindi, Ceridwen and their parents despite the distance between them...
...Today Lindi and Ceridwen have taken over their parents' role as intercontinental travelers. "They're increasingly guiding us," Ken Dovey says. "They're in the global fast lane. We say, `It's your turn to guide...