Allowing Quote by Martha Beck

Sending children away to get control of their anger perpetuates the feeling of 'badness" inside them...Chances are they were already feeling not very good…

— Otto Weininger

When we use punishment, our children are robbed of the opportunity to develop their own inner discipline-the ability to act with integrity, wisdom, compassion,…

— Barbara Coloroso

It is a painful reminder that even the most well-intentioned among us sometimes act in ways that put children in danger of being abused…

— Paul Begala

“Abused children realize that they cannot rely on their emotions since their innocent love and trust are already crushed and betrayed. They learn that…

— Patricia Dsouza

Showing young children in these communities, that there are outlets for their feelings, that there is room in a space for their stories to…

— Tom Hiddleston

Children are given us to discourage our better emotions.

— Hector Hugh Munro

I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even punishment involved…

— Archie Manning

Children are brutal and have no malice, which makes everything they say horribly cutting.

— Iain Stirling

“Children can’t see their budding lives through the long lens of wisdom – the wisdom that benefits from years passed, hurdles overcome, strength summoned,…

— Charles M. Blow

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

“Because the victims are “only children,” their distress is trivialized. But in twenty years’ time these children will be adult who will feel compelled…

— Alice MIller, The Drama of the gifted child

“When children are hurt and in pain psychologically, they don't want to be in distress, so when the situation becomes intolerable, they cease to…

— Robert W. Firestone