“Childhood is perhaps the only phase of life when innocence can flourish. But to allow this, parents and others responsible for children's minds needs to construct a protective shelter against the painful and frightening facets of life. They need to… — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
“The components of innocence - security, a sense of wonder, and optimism- are not just throwaway by-products of the ignorance of youth.” — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
“Our own sense of imperfection and insecurity shouldn't prevent a conscientious effort to nourish a sense of security in our kids.” — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
“Childhood is perhaps the only phase of life when innocence can flourish. But to allow this, parents and others responsible for children's minds needs… — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
“Kids need quantity time: the myth that a small amount of focused attention is just as good simply because it's labeled quality is merely… — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
“A child with minimal video and TV exposure... might be more naive about social ills but at the same time more sophisticated in inner… — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
“Parents who daily read Robert Lewis Stevenson to their children and surrounds them with blocks, plastic animals, and some cardboard boxes or kitchen pots… — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
“It's not that parents love their children less than in generations past. It's that they no longer receive consistent societal support for the belief… — Diane Medved Copy Share Image
