Be considerate Quote by David O. McKay

“Children learn to justify their aggressive actions early: They hit a younger sibling, who starts to cry, and immediately claim, "But he started it!…

— Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson

Children need parents who model self-discipline rather than preach it. They learn from what their parents are actually willing to do; not from what…

— John Bradshaw

“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

“Parental criticism is unhelpful. It creates anger and resentment. Even worse, children who are regularly criticized learn to condemn themselves and others. They learn…

— Haim G. Ginott

If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If they live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If they live with criticism,…

— Ron Finley

It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own impetuosity.

— Seneca the Younger

“The Bible addresses two distinct reactions to hostility in parents: Fathers are told not to “embitter [their] children, or they will become discouraged” (Col.…

— Henry Cloud

Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing…

— Jack Canfield

If the children acquiesce, they may learn to suppress their anger to avoid retribution. But the rage remains inside, often just below the surface.

— Alvin Rosenfeld

Dare we let children grow up with no vital contact with the Saviour, never intentionally and consciously put into His arms? Not to bring…

— Maltbie Davenport Babcock

When you give directives to a child, especially a teenager, you must consider the nature of your child.

— Zig Ziglar

“When parents greet their children’s disagreement, disobedience, or practicing with simple hostility, the children are denied the benefit of being trained. They don’t learn…

— Henry Cloud