Many teenagers are tormented by terrors they deem private and personal. They do not know that their anxieties and doubts are universal. — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
Teenagers crave independence. The more self-suf-ficient we make them feel, the less hostile they are toward us. — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
Wise parents know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a riptide, is inviting doom. — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
To sense when a teenager needs understanding and when misunderstanding is a difficult and delicate task. The sad truth is that no… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task. — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
How can we help a child change from undependable to dependable, from a mediocre student to a capable student, from someone who won't amount… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
Whenever I hear about a child needing something, I ask myself, 'Is it what he needs or what he wants?' It isn't always easy… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
Adolescence can be a time of turmoil and turbulence, of stress and storm. Rebellion against authority and against convention is to be expected and… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others. — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
I have great faith in 'ordinary parents.' Who has a child's welfare more at heart than his ordinary parent? It's been my experience that… — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
Many teenagers are tormented by terrors they deem private and personal. They do not know that their anxieties and doubts are universal. — Haim Ginott Copy Share Image
