If kids come to us from strong, healthy functioning families, it makes our job easier. If they do not come to us from strong, healthy, functioning families, it makes our job more important. — 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… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Our children need to be able to see us take a stand for a value and against injustices, be those values and injustices in… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share
There's no problem so great it can't be solved. If it can't be solved, it's not a problem, it's reality. — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share
Our goal as a parent is to give life to our children's learning--to instruct, to teach, to help them develop self-discipline--an ordering of the… — Barbara Coloroso Copy Share
