The appreciation of and compassion for the child, combined with fostering the child’s conviction that s/he is a relevant part of the family or another system in which s/he lives, are key factors in building the child’s sense of belonging. These are also preconditions of people’s comprehensive development, therein of their preparation for self-reliant life. I understand self-reliant life as a meaningful life that is respectful of the self and of others and involves self-appreciation, regard for other people and the recognition of every person as a complementary part of a given system. In this sense, the system denotes the microsystem of the family or of the closest group, the macrosystem of the world or the universe, as well as one’s real place on earth or in the spiritual realm.