Challenges Quote by Jo Frost

It is misleading to discuss recent changes in family life without emphasizing the fact that for generations some Americans have had to raise children…

— Kenneth Keniston

When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the nature of…

— Stephen Covey

A "snapshot" feature in USA Today listed the five greatest concerns parents and teachers had about children in the '50s: talking out of turn,…

— Mary Blakely

Parents are almost fearful of disciplining their children. They are scared they are going to lose the connection with them when they are teenagers…

— Jo Frost

When we look at our children, I think a lot of the troubles we're having as a society is because we don't have strong…

— Benjamin Watson

The family is the corner stone of our society. More than any other force it shapes the attitude, the hopes, the ambitions, and the…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong…

— Iain Duncan Smith

It's important for parents to watch for trouble and convey to their daughters that, if it comes, they are strong enough to deal with…

— Mary Pipher

The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less. Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts…

— Adele Faber

Some fear that if parents startlistening to their own wants and needs they will neglect their children. It is our belief that children are…

— Wendy Coppedge Sanford

A concern with parenting...must direct attention beyond behavior. This is because parenting is not simply a set of behaviors, but participation in an interpersonal,…

— Nancy Chodorow

Kids haven't changed much, but parents seem increasingly unhappy with the child raising phase of their lives.

— Penelope Leach