--- title: "4 de Becker, Gavin Quotes" description: "de Becker, Gavin has 4 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/de-becker-gavin-73897_children_for-some-parents-as-with-jason-s-father_809495.jpg" --- # de Becker, Gavin **4** quotes in **8** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by de Becker, Gavin > [“For some parents, as with Jason’s father, the least popular feature of their children is defiance. Yet it is one of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-becker-gavin/for-some-parents-as-with-jason-s-father-the-least-popular-feature-of/) [de Becker, Gavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-becker-gavin/) [Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a9/de-becker-gavin-73897_children_for-some-parents-as-with-jason-s-father_809495.jpg) > [“Imagine Cara caring enough to make a police report about an abused child knowing the information will likely be unwelcome to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-becker-gavin/imagine-cara-caring-enough-to-make-a-police-report-about-an-abused/) [de Becker, Gavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-becker-gavin/) [Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/de-becker-gavin-73897_children_imagine-cara-caring-enough-to-make-a-pol_1013365.jpg) > [“The absence of adult males upsets the natural order in our species and in others. For example, game wardens in South Africa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-becker-gavin/the-absence-of-adult-males-upsets-the-natural-order-in-our-species/) [de Becker, Gavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-becker-gavin/) [Males](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/males/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/de-becker-gavin-73897_nature_the-absence-of-adult-males-upsets-the-na_1363711.jpg) > [“Some parents have taught their small children, “Go to the manager,” but this poses the same problem of identification as with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-becker-gavin/some-parents-have-taught-their-small-children-go-to-the-manager-but/) [de Becker, Gavin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-becker-gavin/) [Asking for help](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asking-for-help/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9df/de-becker-gavin-73897_asking-for-help_some-parents-have-taught-their-small-chi_1663233.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/de-becker-gavin/#itemlist", "name": "de Becker, Gavin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“For some parents, as with Jason’s father, the least popular feature of their children is defiance. Yet it is one of the most important for safety. If defiance is always met with discipline and never with discussion, that can handicap a child. The moment the two-year-old defiantly asserts his will for the first time may be cause for celebration, not castigation, for he is building the courage to resist. 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There’s nothing depressing about the heroism teachers show every day.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "de Becker, Gavin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-becker-gavin/imagine-cara-caring-enough-to-make-a-police-report-about-an-abused/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/de-becker-gavin-73897_children_imagine-cara-caring-enough-to-make-a-pol_1013365.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/de-becker-gavin-73897_children_imagine-cara-caring-enough-to-make-a-pol_1013365.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbe/de-becker-gavin-73897_children_imagine-cara-caring-enough-to-make-a-pol_1013365.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Imagine Cara caring enough to make a police report about an abused child knowing the information will likely…” — de Becker, Gavin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The absence of adult males upsets the natural order in our species and in others. For example, game wardens in South Africa recently had to kill several teenage male elephants that had uncharacteristically become violent. These young elephants behaved like a contemporary street gang—and perhaps for the same reason: There were no adult males in their lives. To solve the problem, park officials imported adult male elephants from outside the area. Almost immediately, the remaining juveniles stopped misbehaving. Testosterone ungoverned by experience is dangerous, and older males temper the craving for dominance—merely by being dominant themselves.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "de Becker, Gavin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/de-becker-gavin/the-absence-of-adult-males-upsets-the-natural-order-in-our-species/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/de-becker-gavin-73897_nature_the-absence-of-adult-males-upsets-the-na_1363711.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/de-becker-gavin-73897_nature_the-absence-of-adult-males-upsets-the-na_1363711.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/de-becker-gavin-73897_nature_the-absence-of-adult-males-upsets-the-na_1363711.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The absence of adult males upsets the natural order in our species and in others. 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