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> [“Expecting the best and demanding the best are two different things. The difference is our reaction. Our children need to know that they have permission to fail.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/expecting-the-best-and-demanding-the-best-are-two-different-things/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

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## More by M. Conley

> [“What modern parents need to keep in mind is that they are competing with the social media. A phenomenon where having small conversations with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/what-modern-parents-need-to-keep-in-mind-is-that-they-are-competing/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

> [“No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/no-matter-how-calmly-you-try-to-referee-parenting-will-eventually/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

> [“Enjoy the little things, for one day you will look back, and realize they were the big things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/enjoy-the-little-things-for-one-day-you-will-look-back-and-realize/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

> [“Expecting the best and demanding the best are two different things. The difference is our reaction. Our children need to know that they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/expecting-the-best-and-demanding-the-best-are-two-different-things/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

> [“Don’t be so concerned with raising a good kid, that you forget you already have one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/don-t-be-so-concerned-with-raising-a-good-kid-that-you-forget-you/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

> [“Too many times we are at the park, and instead of pushing our kids on the swing we are making them pose and posting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/too-many-times-we-are-at-the-park-and-instead-of-pushing-our-kids-on/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

> [“Our children will be most happy when they figure out who they are, and what their own purpose is in life. If they spend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/our-children-will-be-most-happy-when-they-figure-out-who-they-are-and/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

> [“By habitually saying things we do not mean, we discredit the words that we do mean.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-conley/by-habitually-saying-things-we-do-not-mean-we-discredit-the-words/)

[M. Conley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-conley/)

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