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“More than almost anything else, the experience of parenthood exposes the gulf between our experiencing and remembering selves. Our experiencing selves tell researchers that… — Jennifer Senior Copy Share Image
“Parenthood is shit, snot, slime, fear, tears, spit, and spills. It’s as intense as combat, which is to say hours of tedium relieved by… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
“We must return to optimism in our parenting. To focus on the joys, not the hassles; the love, not the disappointments; the common sense,… — Fred G. Gosman Copy Share Image
“Parenting, when it is pursued seriously and thoughtfully, is not only life's most important career, but its most joyful and fulfilling career.” — Linda Eyre Copy Share Image
There's nothing as satisfying, thrilling and gratifying as parenthood. — Alexis Denisof Copy Share Image
“Recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining… — Standard Works LLC Copy Share Image
“The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children ourweigh our fears” — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
“I’m talking about the soul-crushing drudgery of day-to-day parenthood that we’re too embarrassed to talk about. The boredom, the stress, the nagging dissatisfaction, and… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
“Despite the rhetorical reverence our society accords motherhood and fatherhood, in reality the everyday work of parenting garners little social respect and even less… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
“In countless cases, parenthood has been the worst attempt to contribute something positive to the world.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Send your kid to a summer camp focused on free play. One such place is Gever Tulley’s Tinkering School—a sleepover summer camp in Half… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“Educators and psychologists have a mantra these days: No matter how hectic the schedules of your family members may be, make time to have… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“cultivation of a willingness to defy, debunk, or just plain old disappoint one’s parents, that is the absolute precondition, now more than ever, for… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg has written a comprehensive and perhaps definitive text on building resilience in children—Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“Jessica Lahey, teacher, writer for The Atlantic and New York Times, and author of The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“As Denise Pope outlined in “Doing School,” kids today have tremendous pressure to simply get the work done—to “do school”—rather than to learn. They… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“Read Hanna Rosin’s 2014 article “The Overprotected Kid”7 about one such place in the United Kingdom called “The Land” and think about how to… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“In 2000, a German researcher named Andreas Schleicher developed the Program for International Student Assessment test (PISA) to help nations determine whether their teenagers… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“That I expect them to break the rules and to climb up to the highest branch and saw it off behind them. I tell… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“Our definition of neglect has stretched to prevent parents from determining when their children are ready for even a modest amount of autonomy, and… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“Educator Jennifer Fox, author of Your Child’s Strengths: A Guide for Parents and Teachers, would agree. In her book she explains that you can… — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
“Dweck’s website, mindsetonline.com, teaches a step-by-step approach to developing “growth mindset.”15” — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
