It is imperative that mothers understand their child's…

My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That…

— Jennifer Garner

I think we spend a lot of time denying our mothers. We understand other women earlier than we understand our mothers because we're trying…

— Gloria Steinem

Marriageable girls as well as mothers understand the terms and perils of the lottery called wedlock. That is why women weep at a wedding…

— Honore de Balzac

I certainly know what it is like to go to work and leave your baby at home. It is an ache that only other…

— Leigh-Allyn Baker

I was a physical education major with a child psychology minor at Temple, which means if you ask me a question about a child's…

— Bill Cosby

“Too many children live with the feeling that they are not accepted for who they are, that, somehow, they are “disappointing” their parents or…

— Myla Kabat-Zinn

When I was a child, my behavior was far from being what most people would label 'intelligent.' It was often limited, repetitive and anti-social.…

— Daniel Tammet

The moment when you are most repelled by a child's behavior, that is your warning light to draw the very closest to that child.

— Ann Voskamp

“A child's behavior we see on the surface is the reflection of the feelings that are rooted underneath. We can use topical treatments to…

— Kelly Bartlett

To be told that our child's behavior is normal offers little solace when our feelings are badly hurt, or when we worry that his…

— Anonymous

To be told that our child's behavior is "normal" offers little solace when our feelings are badly hurt, or when we worry that hisactions…

— Bruno Bettelheim

“How a family reacts to a child’s behavior and how a child is disciplined also play a big role in the development of defiant…

— Jeffrey Bernstein

“Every child apprehends, feels and changes with age and developmental stage, as they also learn to develop. Nevertheless, if you recognize what to expect…

— Patricia Dsouza

“No behavior problem is just the kid's problem; it's also a family problem. To help your child best, you need to step back and…

— Michele Borba

“If your child had only your behavior to watch, what would he see? Which of your behaviors does he copy most? Smoking a cigarette?…

— Michele Borba