Children Quote by Susan Forward

“Children parented in such a manner never come up against the necessary frustration that accompanies facing the impossible. They are deprived of the experience…

— Gordon Neufeld

“Frustrations are an inevitable part of life, and learning to deal with them in manageable doses helps us to develop a solid sense of…

— Susan Forward

“By reversing roles with her son, a mother communicates to him that he is supposed to comfort, protect, and take care of her. She…

— Susan Forward

Helplessness in the face of a child's suffering is the curse of parenthood.

— Nancy Atherton

The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.

— Kate Thompson

“Often children who survive extremely adverse childhoods have learned a particular survival strategy. I call it ‘strategic detachment.’ This is not the withdrawal from…

— Nathaniel Branden

Every life and every childhood is filled with frustrations; we cannot imagine it otherwise, for even the best mother cannot satisfy all her child's…

— Alice Miller

“Unless there was an open heart, and caring hands, and listening ears, the children will not be able to correct their steps alone, or…

— Maryam Abdullah Alnaymi

“They are not born reasonable and unselfish; they are born unreasonable and selfish. They want what they want when they want it, and they…

— Thomas W. Phelan

“When is challenging behavior most likely to occur? When the demands being placed on a kid exceed his capacity to respond adaptively.”

— Ross W. Greene

“Challenging behavior occurs when the demands and expectations being placed upon a child outstrip the skills he has to respond adaptively.”

— Ross W. Greene

A child who's been injured by a parent waits her whole life for some acknowledgment of the wrong that's been done, some validation from…

— Lisa Unger