Adolescence Quote by Mary Pipher

Most parents of adolescent girls have the goal of keeping their daughters safe while they grow up and explore the world. The parents' job…

— Mary Pipher

When a child or adolescent is troubled, the most important thing for the parent to focus on may very well be their relationship with…

— Timothy Carey

It's quite difficult for a parent to know that their daughter is in great danger.

— Malala Yousafzai

There's a lot of external issues that have a ripple effect on a family and a lot of internal, practical parenting challenges that families…

— Jo Frost

all daughters, even when most aggravated by their mothers, have a secret respect for them. They believe perhaps that they can do everything better…

— Phyllis Bottome

Parents wrongly assume that their daughters live in a world similar to the one they experienced as adolescents. They are dead wrong. Their daughters…

— Mary Pipher

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

I don't think parents always know where their children are going or what they are doing, what they are up to.

— Nicholas Hoult

Children who are not encouraged to do, to try, to explore, to master, and to risk failure, often feel helpless and inadequate. Over-controlled by…

— Susan Forward

Any time you see your child in need or in pain, I think as parents we immediately go into fix-and-protect mode. But in fact,…

— Cynthia Germanotta

Having to parent your mother or father is a challenge that way too many teens have to deal with. Teens whose parents are dealing…

— Laurie Halse Anderson

The main reason a daughter needs a dad, is to show her that all boys are not the ones that will hurt her

— Im_all_his