![]() ![]() “Nurturing never happens in a rush.” - Emma Scheib “Don’t worry that children never listen to you worry that they are always watching you.” ~ Robert Fulghum Children learn responsibility when they have opportunities to learn valuable social and life skills for good character in an atmosphere of kindness, firmness, dignity, and respect.” ~ Jane Nelson “Children do not develop responsibility when parents and teachers are too strict and controlling, nor do they develop responsibility when parents and teachers are permissive. “I think it’s necessary to let kids get bored once in a while – that’s how they learn to be creative.” ~ Kim Raver “When life gets shaky for your child out there, in the world, it’s important to make certain life in here, within the family sphere, is solid.” ~ Kim John Payne Remind them of their greatness on a daily basis.” ~ Dr. “Catch your children doing something right instead of doing something wrong. “Adults who are respectful of children are not just modeling a skill or behavior, they are meeting the emotional needs of those children, thereby helping to create the psychological conditions for children to treat others respectfully.” ~ Alfie Kohn If you overwhelm a child with stuff–with choices and pseudochoices – before they are ready, they will only know one emotional gesture: More!” ~ Kim John Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting “Children need time to become themselves – through play and social interaction. “If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation.” ~ Dalai Lama XIV And when people don’t, I want my kid to wonder why, and then work towards a world where people behave kindly and with compassion.” ~ Mayim Bialik They’re just going to expect everyone to love them.’ Yeah, I’m ok with a kid that expects everyone to love him. “I often hear, ‘Oh, your kids are going to be so spoiled the world is going to beat them up. All other voices speak out loud, but spirit communicates without making a sound.” ~ Deepak Chopra “Children need to learn that silence is the home of spirit. Keep in mind that nature never forces anything to grow, but is silently and invisibly ever present.” ~ Dr. “Parenting shouldn’t mean imposing rules or impressing others with your supposed intelligence and superiority. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?” ~ Jane Nelson “Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ~ Rumi “When conflict arises in peaceful parenting, we must remember that it’s not parent versus child it’s parent and child versus whatever problem they’re trying to solve. ![]() “The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice.” ~ Peggy O’Mara Getting quiet with yourself, a meditation, or an inspiring quote can be the nudge you need to connect with the part of you that is undoubtedly the best parent for your child. And we’ve been trained to take the advice of experts, doctors (who might not understand our full history or situation), or even influencers over our own gut feelings. We tend to look outside ourselves for the answers. One of the best things you can do as a parent is learn how to really tune out the rest of the world and feel into your own instincts. If one of them makes you feel judged, find one that feels good in your soul. These quotes are only meant to encourage you.
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