Aspiration Quote by Benjamin Todd Jealous

“Children parented in such a manner never come up against the necessary frustration that accompanies facing the impossible. They are deprived of the experience…

— Gordon Neufeld

“Many families actively discourage the expression of tough emotions like fear and anger. Happiness and tranquility, meanwhile, make it to the top of the…

— John Medina

“Frustrations are an inevitable part of life, and learning to deal with them in manageable doses helps us to develop a solid sense of…

— Susan Forward

Children are best corrected to the point of their understanding, not to the extent of a parent's frustration.

— Wes Fesler

“Some children perceive their parents as inconsistently available. It could be because the parents are unavoidably focused on pressing life situations or on their…

— Leslie Becker-Phelps

“In other words, when an emotionally vulnerable child is born into a family where others don’t share this trait, it’s difficult for the rest…

— Sheri Van Dijk

“Family-centered parents do not have the emotional freedom, the power, to raise their children with their ultimate welfare truly in mind. If they derive…

— Stephen R. Covey

“They are not born reasonable and unselfish; they are born unreasonable and selfish. They want what they want when they want it, and they…

— Thomas W. Phelan

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

Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently.…

— Ellen Galinsky

A parent can seem very kind and gentle, but as any child knows, as soon as that parent gets stressed, they can suddenly turn…

— Michael Sheen

“When a child isn't allowed to deal with his frustrations on his own—to cry, for instance, then to handle the situation, and then to…

— Susan Forward