Children Quote by Shefali Tsabary

“Parents can raise children who are responsible, self-disciplined, and cooperative without relying on the weapon of fear; they can learn how to influence children…

— Thomas Gordon

Fear based parenting is the surest way to create intimidated children.

— Tim Kimmel

“The goal of parenting is to create self-sufficient virtues in children. Applying external pressure and punishments tends to teach them fear-based compliance rather than…

— Stefan Molyneux

There are only three things you need to let go of judging, controlling, and being right. Release these three and you will have the…

— Hugh Prather

I know that many people disagree with the way I disciplined my child. I also understand after meeting with a psychologist that there are…

— Adrian Peterson

The idea of painless, nonthreatening coercion is an illusion. Fear is the inseparable companion of coercion, and its inescapable consequence. If you think it…

— John Holt

I feel simultaneously completely vulnerable and made wholly brave by becoming a parent. It has changed the way that I live my life. Because…

— Jennifer Nettles

I have a daughter who, when younger, possessed no barrier between her emotional self and the outside world. Her emotional insides spilled out all…

— Heidi Julavits

I've learned so much from being a mom about the kind of person I want to be, the kind of woman I want to…

— Gwyneth Paltrow

When a child is out of control, he or she needs you, the parent, to make them feel safe.

— Didi Conn

How do you scare some sense into a child who doesn’t fear death?

— Todd Burpo

“The greatest challenge of parenting is in the inner work it requires: the strength and confidence in believing that we are not in control…

— Kelly Bartlett