Stanley Greenspan

A new world of complex relationships and feelings opens up when the peer group takes its place alongside the family as the…

— Stanley Greenspan

If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children's emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no…

— Stanley Greenspan

Self-esteem is an inner feeling: Sometimes it corresponds with outer reality, and sometimes it doesn’t.

— Stanley Greenspan

To be motivated to sit at home and study, instead of going out and playing, children need a sense of themselves over…

— Stanley Greenspan

If you do a little bit of looking at books with your children and inspire them to be curious about the pictures…

— Stanley Greenspan

If your child is going to develop a healthy personality with the capacity to remain intact and grow, she must learn how…

— Stanley Greenspan

We need to take a less narrow look at our children’s problems and, instead, see them as windows of opportunity—a way of…

— Stanley Greenspan

Imagine driving a car that isn't working well. When you step on the gas the car sometimes lurches forward and sometimes doesn't…

— Stanley Greenspan

Learning first occurs as a part of emotional interactions; it involves the split-second initiatives that children take as they try to engage…

— Stanley Greenspan

Parents are led to believe that they must be consistent, that is, always respond to the same issue the same way. Consistency…

— Stanley Greenspan

Although pretend play is important, it is still the means to an end, not the end itself. Do not make the mistake…

— Stanley Greenspan

Empathy comes from being empathized with.

— Stanley Greenspan

Good discipline is more than just punishing or laying down the law. It is liking children and letting them see that they…

— Stanley Greenspan

Attention, learning, and problem solving depend in part on the ability to plan and sequence actions and ideas. The Interactive Metronome(R) helps…

— Stanley Greenspan