“Don't stand unmoving outside the door of a crying baby whose only desire is to touch you. Go to your baby. Go to your baby a million times. Demonstrate that people can be trusted, that the environment can be trusted,… — Peggy O'Mara Copy Share Image
“I was in the ecstasy of babies then. I was on a long, oxytocin high. Noone told me about this. Noone told me I would feel like a wild animal ready to kill or be killed at a moment’s notice with no hesitation at all right now for my baby. I would sit on the bed at night nursing Lally… — Peggy O'Mara Copy Share
“Effective discipline is based on loving guidance. It is based on the belief that children are born innately good and that our role as parents is to nurture their spirits as they learn about limits and boundaries, rather than to curb their tendencies toward wrongdoing. Effective discipline presumes that children have reasons for their behavior and that cooperation can be… — Peggy O'Mara Copy Share
“Hitting is never the best way to teach a child. Even in the case of real danger - as when a child runs out… — Peggy O'Mara Copy Share Image
“Don't stand unmoving outside the door of a crying baby whose only desire is to touch you. Go to your baby. Go to your… — Peggy O'Mara Copy Share Image
