Acceptance Quote by Elliot W. Eisner

The conflict between the need to belong to a group and the need to be seen as unique and individual is the dominant struggle…

— Jeanne Elium

One of the main tasks of adolescence is to achieve an identity--not necessarily a knowledge of who we are, but a clarification ofthe range…

— Anonymous

The number one need in all people is the need for acceptance, the need to experience a sense of belonging to something and someone.…

— Phil McGraw

“...at some point we must achieve our identity -we can't be always in adolescence seeking who we are...”

— John Geddes

Children need systems that are inclusive and driven by them, systems that will enable them to respond to their feelings and needs at any…

— Jeroo Billimoria

Belonging to a group can provide the child with a variety of resources that an individual friendship often cannot--a sense of collective participation, experience…

— Zick Rubin

Adolescence is the time to enlarge the natural sentiments of pity, friendship, and generosity, the time to develop an understanding of human nature and…

— Louise J. Kaplan

Children need to see that they are assumed to be well-intentioned, naturally social people who are trying to do the right thing and who…

— Jean Liedloff

Adolescents, for all their self-involvement, are emerging from the self-centeredness of childhood. Their perception of other people has more depth. They are better equipped…

— Terri E Apter

What teenagers want most of all are social rewards, especially the respect of their peers.

— Alison Gopnik

I think what children need is love, security, stability, consistency, and kindness.

— Rosie O'Donnell

Children trust and rely on Us to create their FOUNDATION, their Belief System. It will impact their every decisions into adulthood, into their future,…

— Rey Mellomida