Children Quote by Alice Miller

The abused child goes on living within those who have survived such torture, a torture that ended with total repression. They live with the…

— Alice Miller

The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.

— Kate Thompson

“...repeated trauma in childhood forms and deforms the personality. The child trapped in an abusive environment is faced with formidable tasks of adaptation. She…

— Judith Lewis Herman

When people restrain themselves out of fear, their lives are by necessity diminished. They become rigid and defensive, and their self stops growing.

— Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“Parents can raise children who are responsible, self-disciplined, and cooperative without relying on the weapon of fear; they can learn how to influence children…

— Thomas Gordon

“Many neglected and abused children grow up to be adults who are afraid to take risks of striking out on their own. Many will…

— Beverly Engel

Fear of corporal punishment obscures children's awareness of the compassion underlying the parent's demands.

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.

— Nathaniel Branden

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

— Nadine Gordimer

“Childhood is perhaps the only phase of life when innocence can flourish. But to allow this, parents and others responsible for children's minds needs…

— Diane Medved

“Though, the type of abuse differs from each individual, all survivors of child abuse deal with a certain extent of trauma, consciously or unconsciously.”

— Patricia Dsouza

“If a child connects being hurt with being bad, weak, unable to cope, or constantly surrounded by threat, there is no room left for…

— Deepak Chopra