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> [“I do know a boy and a girl who've benefitted from their parents' high regard for academic achievement. But they've suffered from it, too... They're not even familiar with the concept of unstructured play. When asked to play outside, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-do-know-a-boy-and-a-girl-who-ve-benefitted-from-their-parents-high/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

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## More by Muffy Mead-Ferro

> [“Maybe emotional blows are like physical blows. You stand to gain something if you sustain them from time to time. You might build up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/maybe-emotional-blows-are-like-physical-blows-you-stand-to-gain/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“I wonder if we're giving our children the chance to really perform, if we're giving them and ourselves enough credit, as we pore over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-wonder-if-we-re-giving-our-children-the-chance-to-really-perform-if/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“I ended up choosing her preschool party based on the fact that it was the closest to our house and would cause me the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-ended-up-choosing-her-preschool-party-based-on-the-fact-that-it-was/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“I just question the value of isolated math, science and literary skills - especially when they're achieved at the expense of social skills -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-just-question-the-value-of-isolated-math-science-and-literary/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“...I couldn't help wondering what would happen if the little pea-eating angel ever saw that scrapbook...can you imagine what the boy would think if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-couldn-t-help-wondering-what-would-happen-if-the-little-pea-eating/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“Maybe, like my parents and grandparents, I can trust myself to be a mom without a reference library to tell me how. Maybe I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/maybe-like-my-parents-and-grandparents-i-can-trust-myself-to-be-a-mom/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“I've read articles by child psychologists who have identified "lack of self-esteem" as the evil at the root of so much bad, even criminal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-ve-read-articles-by-child-psychologists-who-have-identified-lack-of/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“I do know a boy and a girl who've benefitted from their parents' high regard for academic achievement. But they've suffered from it, too...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-do-know-a-boy-and-a-girl-who-ve-benefitted-from-their-parents-high/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

> [“I hope that for my kids, too, success will be its own reward. That they'll do their best because they want to win for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/muffy-mead-ferro/i-hope-that-for-my-kids-too-success-will-be-its-own-reward-that-they/)

[Muffy Mead-Ferro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/muffy-mead-ferro/)

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