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> [Parents ought, through their own behavior and the values by which they live, to provide direction for their children. But they need to rid themselves of the idea that there are surefire methods which, when well applied, will produce certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/parents-ought-through-their-own-behavior-and-the-values-by-which-they/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

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## More by Bruno Bettelheim

> [The goal in raising one's child is to enable him, first, to discover who he wants to be, and then to become a person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/the-goal-in-raising-one-s-child-is-to-enable-him-first-to-discover/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [The question for the child is not Do I want to be good? but Whom do I want to be like?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/the-question-for-the-child-is-not-do-i-want-to-be-good-but-whom-do-i/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/raising-children-is-a-creative-endeavor-an-art-rather-than-a-science/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers where the courage and determination of females…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/since-there-are-thousands-of-fairy-tales-one-may-safely-guess-that/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for the love our children…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/not-only-is-our-love-for-our-children-sometimes-tinged-with-annoyance/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [To be a good enough parent one must be able to feel secure in one's parenthood, and one's relation to one's child...The security of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/to-be-a-good-enough-parent-one-must-be-able-to-feel-secure-in-one-s/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [Parents ought, through their own behavior and the values by which they live, to provide direction for their children. But they need to rid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/parents-ought-through-their-own-behavior-and-the-values-by-which-they/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [The child intuitively comprehends that although these stories are unreal, they are not untrue ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/the-child-intuitively-comprehends-that-although-these-stories-are/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [No longer can we be satisfied with a life where the heart has its reasons which reason cannot know. Our hearts must know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/no-longer-can-we-be-satisfied-with-a-life-where-the-heart-has-its/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [Plato--who may have understood better what forms the mind of man than do some of our contemporaries who want their children exposed only to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/plato-who-may-have-understood-better-what-forms-the-mind-of-man-than/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [The good enough parent, in addition to being convinced that whatever his child does, he does it because at that moment he is convinced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/the-good-enough-parent-in-addition-to-being-convinced-that-whatever/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/the-fear-of-failure-is-so-great-it-is-no-wonder-that-the-desire-to-do/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [The good enough mother, owing to her deep empathy with her infant, reflects in her face his feelings; this is why he sees himselfin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/the-good-enough-mother-owing-to-her-deep-empathy-with-her-infant/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [You can't teach children to be good. The best you can do for your child is to live a good life yourself. What a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/you-can-t-teach-children-to-be-good-the-best-you-can-do-for-your/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

> [Play permits the child to resolve in symbolic form unsolved problems of the past and to cope directly or symbolically with present concerns. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruno-bettelheim/play-permits-the-child-to-resolve-in-symbolic-form-unsolved-problems/)

[Bruno Bettelheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruno-bettelheim/)

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