“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 our parenting magazines and reference manuals. I wonder if we're getting in the way rather than… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“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 behavior. I don't know if that's right. But even if it is, I don't believe Belle… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“Maybe emotional blows are like physical blows. You stand to gain something if you sustain them from time to time. You might build up… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“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… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I ended up choosing her preschool party based on the fact that it was the closest to our house and would cause me the… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“I just question the value of isolated math, science and literary skills - especially when they're achieved at the expense of social skills -… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“...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… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“Maybe, like my parents and grandparents, I can trust myself to be a mom without a reference library to tell me how. Maybe I… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“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… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“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...… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
“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… — Muffy Mead-Ferro Copy Share Image
