Instructions: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Input: Above all, Spock admonished parents to trust themselves, to have the courage of their convictions. Yet many parents "at sea"-in search of a sound child-rearing ideology within the morass of clashing dictates-undoubtedly found Spock's directive hard to follow.
Output:
Spock admonished parents to trust them. Many parents "at sea" in search of sound child rearing ideology within the morass of clashing dictates undoubtedly found spock's directive hard to follow.