Children Quote by Alexander Lowen

“Humans never outgrow their need to connect with others, nor should they, but mature, truly individual people are not controlled by these needs. Becoming…

— Gabor Maté

Infancy is a vulnerable stage of development, therefore, it's not enough that babies receive good care, the care must be excellent.

— Magda Gerber

“The three conditions without which healthy growth does not take place can be taken for granted in the matrix of the womb: nutrition, a…

— Gabor Maté

My father had always said there are four things a child needs: plenty of love, nourishing food, regular sleep, and lots of soap and…

— Ivy Baker Priest

Parents' ability to survive a child's unabating needs, wants, and demands...varies enormously. Some people can give and give....Whether children are good or bad, brilliant…

— Stella Chess

A newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the…

— Grantly Dick-Read

If a child is given love, he becomes loving ... If he's helped when he needs help, he becomes helpful. And if he has…

— Joyce Brothers

The child who acts unlovable is the child who most needs to be loved.

— Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

“Because so much of the needy mother's energies go into her own suffering, she has little left over for her children's needs. Her son…

— Susan Forward

The roots of a child's ability to cope and thrive, regardless of circumstance, lie in that child's having had at least a small, safe…

— Fred Rogers

“What is certain is that he [the baby] has too much attention from the one person who is entirely at his disposal. The intimacy…

— Germaine Greer

“When parents are shame-based and needy, they are unable to take over the mirroring narcissistic function for the child. Furthermore, the fact that the…

— John Bradshaw