We're a nation of exhausted and over-stressed adults raising over-scheduled children. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Do you light up when your kids are coming in the room or do you become the instant critic? — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
We cannot give our children what we don't have. Where we are on our journey of living and loving with our whole… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
My husband's a pediatrician, so he and I talk about parenting all the time. You can't raise children who have more shame… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Kids who have an understanding of how and why their feelings are what they are are much more likely to talk to… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Of this, I am actually certain. After collecting thousands of stories, I’m willing to call this a fact: A deep sense of… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The real questions for parents should be: "Are you engaged? Are you paying attention?" If so, plan to make lots of mistakes… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Our need for certainty in an endeavor as uncertain as raising children makes explicit 'how-to-parent' strategies both seductive and dangerous. — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
The question isn't so much, Are you parenting the right way? as it is: Are you the adult you want your child… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Raising children who are hopeful and who have the courage to be vulnerable means stepping back and letting them experience disappointment, deal… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“Who we are and how we engage with the world are much stronger predictors of how our children will do than what… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all women, men, and children. We are biologically, cognitively, physically,… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the most dangerous thing for kids is the silence that allows them to construct their own stories—stories that almost always cast… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“And, if that’s not news enough, here’s something else: Hope is learned! Snyder suggests that we learn hopeful, goal-directed thinking in the… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“always put off writing by reorganizing my entire house and spending way too much time and money buying office supplies and organizing systems. Every… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I carry a small sheet of paper in my wallet that has written on it the names of people whose opinions of me matter.… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Waking up every day and loving someone who may or may not love us back, whose safety we can't ensure, who may stay in… — Brene Brown Copy Share Image
“No matter how separated we are by what we think and believe, we are part of the same spiritual story.” — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Perfectionism is self-destructive simply because there is no such thing as perfect. Perfection is an unattainable goal. Additionally, perfectionism is more about perception -… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
Shame corrodes the very part of us that believes we are capable of change. — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
If you're also in the arena and you're putting your ideas out and you're owning them and you're saying "I disagree with you about… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“I found that men and women with high levels of shame resilience share these four elements: They understand shame and recognize what messages and… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
