Child Quotes by Susan Forward

8 Child quotes by Susan Forward

Forward’s eight remarks about the child address emotional wellbeing and relational patterns, providing a succinct yet insightful resource for readers.

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“Instead of promoting healthy development, they unconsciously undermine it, often with the belief that they are acting in their child’s best interest.”

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“Anger is a normal human emotion and all children experience it to some degree, but many parents have difficulty dealing with it.…

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“When a child isn't allowed to deal with his frustrations on his own—to cry, for instance, then to handle the situation, and…

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“Frustrations are an inevitable part of life, and learning to deal with them in manageable doses helps us to develop a solid…

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“When a child is subjected to verbal attacks, she sees it not as something being done to her but as something she…

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“When we are children our families take care of our basic survival needs; they are also our first and most important sources…

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“When a child is not permitted to express her pain, one of the important, destructive messages she gets is that if she…

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“Children in misogynistic households experience tremendous rage, tension, and frustration. When they see their mothers victimized either psychologically or physically, they become…

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“The initial disappointment for the misogynist usually occurs early in the relationship. However, because there is so much excitement and romance going on, the…

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“Reality Check His lying is not contigent on who you are or what you do. His lying is not your fault. Lying is his…

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“Many misogynists use this method of turning the tables to deflect blame from themselves. They may say: "You are too sensitive"; "You're overreacting"; "You…

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“Children expect different things from each parent. Traditionally, the mother is expected to protect and defend the children, while the father is seen as…

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“Our laws and institutions concerning women's rights and male prerogatives are changing, but many men still believe that their masculine image depends on their…

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“As children, because of our dependency, we experience a sense of being powerless in a world of powerful people. If our home environments are…

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“Some misogynists do not resort to the obvious cruelty of scare tactics and screamed insults to gain control of their partners. Instead of raising…

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“Children from high-drama households often grow up with the idea that tension is an integral part of love. Therefore, the girl who grows up…

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“Anger is a normal human emotion and all children experience it to some degree, but many parents have difficulty dealing with it. Often they…

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When your lover is a liar, you and he have a lot in common, you're both lying to you!

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“Women in troubled marriages frequently try to work out their problems through their children. Whether a woman does this through the extremes of overwhelming…

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“Inherent in his fear of this dependency is the equally dreadful fear that she will leave him. His terrors of being alone, of being…

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