Every time a child organizes and completes a chore, spends some time alone without feeling lonely, loses herself in play for an hour, or refuses to go along with her peers in some activity she feels is wrong, she will… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
Compliant children are very easily led when they are young, because they thrive on approval and pleasing adults. They are just aseasily led in their teen years, because they still seek the same two things: approval and the pleasing their… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
Odors from decaying food wafting through the air when the door is opened, colorful mold growing between a wet gym uniform and thedamp carpet underneath, and the complete supply of bath towels scattered throughout the bedroom can become wonderful opportunities to help your teenager learn once again that the art of living in a community requires compromise, negotiation, and consensus. — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share
“Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe. —SAINT TERESA OF LISIEUX” — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
Every time a child organizes and completes a chore, spends some time alone without feeling lonely, loses herself in play for an hour, or… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
There is one thing you and I as parents cannot do, not do we want to do if we really think about it, and… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
When we use punishment, our children are robbed of the opportunity to develop their own inner discipline-the ability to act with integrity, wisdom, compassion,… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
Our children are counting on us to provide two things: consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, mean what they… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
There is something profoundly satisfying about sharing a meal. Eating together, breaking bread together, is one of the oldest and most fundamentally unifying of… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
What is important for kids to learn is that no matter how much money they have, earn, win, or inherit, they need to know… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
The best time to start giving your children money is when they will no longer eat it. Basically, when they don't put it in… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share Image
