Conditional love is love that is turned off and on…Some parents only show their love after a child has done something that pleases them. "I love you, honey, for cleaning your room!" Children who think they need to earn love… — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness. — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
The hours spent viewing TV are hours not available for actively participating in the real world, or playing, or being involved with friends and family. Watching television is an individual activity that tends to discourage interaction with others; as viewing time increases, family communication time decreases. As family communication decreases, people grow more distant from each other and may even… — Louise Hart Copy Share
Our children give us the opportunity to become the parents we always wished we'd had. — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
Before I had my first child, I never really looked forward in anticipation to the future. As I watched my son grow and learn, I began to imagine the world this generation of children would live in. I thought of the children they would have, and of their children. I felt connected to life both before my time and beyond… — Louise Hart Copy Share
If you tell children they are bad, that's what they believe they are and that's probably what they will become. — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
We all enter the world with fairly simple needs: to be protected, to be nurtured, to be loved unconditionally, and to belong. — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
We make butterflies by feeding caterpillars, not by trying to paste wings on them. Kids need to like themselves the way they are, and… — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
Play is a universal language. It gives a sense of joy in being alive. It is one of the healthiest things we have in… — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
The Golden Rule of Parenting is; do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you! — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
Healthy parenting is nothing if not a process of empowerment. As we help to raise our children's self-esteem, we also increase their personal power.… — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
In healthy families, children discover (through being listened to) that what they have to say is important and that their experiences and ideas (and… — Louise Hart Copy Share Image
