Although pretend play is important, it is still the means to an end, not the end itself. Do not make the mistake of thinking a contrived, pretend drama can substitute for real interpersonal comfort in dealing with important emotional issues. — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
A new world of complex relationships and feelings opens up when the peer group takes its place alongside the family as the emotional focus… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children's emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no longer tolerate… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
Self-esteem is an inner feeling: Sometimes it corresponds with outer reality, and sometimes it doesn’t. — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
To be motivated to sit at home and study, instead of going out and playing, children need a sense of themselves over time--they need… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
If you do a little bit of looking at books with your children and inspire them to be curious about the pictures and ...… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
If your child is going to develop a healthy personality with the capacity to remain intact and grow, she must learn how to test… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
We need to take a less narrow look at our children’s problems and, instead, see them as windows of opportunity—a way of exploring and… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
Imagine driving a car that isn't working well. When you step on the gas the car sometimes lurches forward and sometimes doesn't respond. When… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
Learning first occurs as a part of emotional interactions; it involves the split-second initiatives that children take as they try to engage other people,interact… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
Parents are led to believe that they must be consistent, that is, always respond to the same issue the same way. Consistency is good… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
Although pretend play is important, it is still the means to an end, not the end itself. Do not make the mistake of thinking… — Stanley Greenspan Copy Share Image
