"How often a mother initiates a conversation with……" — Po Bronson
"How often a mother initiates a conversation with her child is not predictive of the language outcomes - what matters is, if the infant initiates, whether the mom responds."
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30 Quotes by Po Bronson
Po Bronson has 30 quotes on this site.
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There is nothing more genuine than breaking away from the chorus to learn the sound of your own voice.
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The tougher the times, the more clarity you gain about the difference between what really matters and what you only…
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As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things.
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A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.
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Children key off their parents’ reaction more than the argument or physical discipline itself.
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Make sure your characters are worth spending ten hours with. That’s how long it takes to read a book. Reading…
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Write first. Worry about getting an agent or publisher later. Write it first. Prove you can do it and then…
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Success is not measured by bestseller lists. Certain types of great books sell very well; other types of great books…
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We all make mistakes, but we need to learn from them and move on. You can own a mistake, or…
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A conventional ‘success’ story is one where, with each next, the protagonist has more money, more respect, and more possessions.…
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Allow for many paths to your goal. Do not fixate on one path, because then you are likely to give…
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Curiosity is a raw and genuine sign from deep inside our tangled psyches, and we'd do well to follow the…
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More Child Quotes
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Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I…
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I didn't go to school for a full year until I was 12. In the summer I was a wild…
— Margaret Atwood
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As the most social apes, we inhabit a mirror-world in which every important relationship, whether with spouse, friend or child,…
— Diane Ackerman
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Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a…
— Gaston Bachelard
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I was born into a Christian family and brought up in a Lutheran church. My faith has been the center…
— Michele Bachmann
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In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar…
— Enid Bagnold
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A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.
— James A. Baldwin
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There is a 'sanctity' involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of…
— James A. Baldwin
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Chance, my dear, is the sovereign deity in child-bearing.
— Honore de Balzac
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What is a child, monsieur, but the image of two beings, the fruit of two sentiments spontaneously blended?
— Honore de Balzac
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When I gave birth to my fourth child, I suffered from post partum hemorrhaging. I almost lost my life. I…
— Joyce Banda
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It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a…
— Tyra Banks
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