Wise Parents Know That Fighting

When Children Feel Understood, Their Loneliness And Hurt Diminish. When Children Are Understood, Their Love For Their Parent Is Deepened. A Parent's Sympathy Serves As Emotional First Aid For Bruised Feelings. When We Genuinely Acknowledge A Child's Plight And Voice Her Disappointment, She Often Gathers The Strength To Face Reality.

How Can We Help A Child Change From Undependable To Dependable, From A Mediocre Student To A Capable Student, From Someone Who Won't Amount To Very Much To Someone Who Will Count For Something. The Answer Is At Once Both Simple And Complicated: We Treat A Child As If He Already Is What We Would Like Him To Become.

I Can Be A Tool Of Torture Or An Instrument Of Inspiration. I Can Humiliate Or Heal. In All Situations, It Is My Response That Decides Whether A Crisis Will Be Escalated Or De-escalated And A Child Humanized Or Dehumanized.

Parents Often Talk About The Younger Generation As If They Didn't Have Anything To Do With It.

Happiness... Is Not A Destination: It Is A Manner Of Traveling. Happiness Is Not An End In Itself. It Is A By-product Of Working, Playing, Loving And Living.