Avoided Quote by John Elkann

I doubt that we can ever successfully impose values or attitudes or behaviors on our children certainly not by threat, guilt, or punishment. But…

— Fred Rogers

We must look towards societies that set a high value on nonaggression and noncompetitive ness, and therefore handle conflicts by nonviolent means. We can…

— Elise M. Boulding

When a child encounters something he or she does not want, that child has all kinds of maneuvers to avoid it, such as crying,…

— Tarthang Tulku

“With the child already shame-based, the feeling of discouragement takes over the whole personality. As the shame-based child forms her primitive conscience, shame becomes…

— John Bradshaw

Avoidance behavior is a response designed to protect the infant from behavioral disorganization. If we transfer this concept to adult life, we can see…

— Anthony Storr

The experience of a sense of guilt for wrong-doing is necessary for the development of self-control. The guilt feelings will laterserve as a warning…

— Selma Fraiberg

When a parent shows up with an attitude of entitlement, understand that under it is a boatload of anxiety.

— Robert Evans

Anyone who is interested in the psychology of children will have observed that whereas one child will resist temptation or seduction, another will easily…

— Karl Abraham

“The most effective alternative process [to punishment] is probably extinction. This takes time but is much more rapid than allowing the response to be…

— B.F. Skinner

I have a natural affinity with children and adults who can't accept adult responsibility.

— Dexter Fletcher

Hyper-parenting has many pitfalls. Overprotected and overpraised children may develop an inflated sense of entitlement.

— Stephanie Coontz

“But passively waiting for your child to outgrow his defiant behavior will just make the problem worse and not solve it. It’s our job…

— Jeffrey Bernstein