“It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.” — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“When you're lying in bed at night and regrets from the day come to steal your sleep... "I should have" "If only I'd" "I… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“calmer and more content when being worn14 than when they are left alone, though there is always that unique baby who likes his or… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Here’s the thing, effective parenting and, more specifically, effective discipline, don’t require punishment. Equating discipline with punishment is an unfortunate, but common misconception. The… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales in childhood are stepping stones throughout life, leading the way through trouble and trial. The value of fairy tales lies not in… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Don't make yourself small. Not for anyone. If someone tells you you're too much... too loud, too sensitive, too fierce, too caring, too intellectual,… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Parenting has nothing to do with perfection. Perfection isn’t even the goal, not for us, not for our children. Learning together to live well… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Consciously, intentionally, and consistently living out how we want our children to turn out is the most powerful and effective character training there is.” — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“For a child, it is in the simplicity of play that the complexity of life is sorted like puzzle pieces joined together to make… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness empties the past of its power to empty the present of its peace.” — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“The word disciple is the root word in discipline, so in a completely literal sense to discipline our children means to disciple them.” — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Forgiving ourselves and learning from our inevitable mistakes transforms failure from a stumbling block into a stepping stone.” — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Books on the bookshelves And stacked on the floor Books kept in baskets And propped by the door Books in neat piles And in… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“Saying someone can't be sad because someone else may have it worse is like saying someone can't be happy because someone else may have… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
“It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
