Children Quotes by Martha Beck

What laughter is to childhood, sex is to adolescence.

— Martha Beck

Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.

— Martha Beck

Adults under threat feel like children.

— Martha Beck

Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.

— Martha Beck

Caring for your inner child has a powerful and surprisingly quick result: Do it and the child heals.

— Martha Beck

The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.

— Martha Beck

Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children…

— Martha Beck

Trying to motivate yourself with fear is like screaming at a child, “Do something, dammit!” You’ll either freeze up or act in…

— Martha Beck

A lot of my clients say they don't deserve to mope about their sad little memories while children are starving in India.…

— Martha Beck

One reason most people never stop thinking is that mental frenzy keeps us from having to see the upsetting aspects of our…

— Martha Beck

I explain to everyone I deal with-co-workers, children, friends-that I'm transitionally challenged and they should call me on my cell phone if…

— Martha Beck

To follow your life's guidance, you may have to reassign some seemingly important things to 'unimportant.' If you believe that pleasing your…

— Martha Beck