Children Quote by Thomas Gordon

An adolescent does not rebel against her parents. She rebels against their power. If parents would rely less on power and more on nonpower…

— Thomas Gordon

What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and…

— Laurence Steinberg

What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of therules and no…

— Laurence Steinberg

Adolescence can be a time of turmoil and turbulence, of stress and storm. Rebellion against authority and against convention is to be expected and…

— Haim Ginott

“If a child sees something in a parent that the child aspires to, he or she will copy that parent and be content. If…

— Alice Ozma

Our own unresolved authority problems from our youth sometimes get transferred to our youthful patients, because we are still "covert adolescent rebels." In subtle…

— Virgil Miller Newton

It's natural to want to rebel against what your parents do.

— Aimee Osbourne

“Once a child enters adolescence, it may become increasingly difficult to raise these issues. Because adolescence is a time of rebellion—of self-definition, of distinguishing…

— Jonathan Berent

If you really want to rebel against your parents: outearn them, outlive them, and know more than they do.

— Henry Rollins

I didn't rebel as a child. I missed that angry teenager thing.

— Billy Crystal

Teenage rebellion is for suburban schoolchildren. Get over it.

— Neal Shusterman

I've never had to rebel against my parents; I never had that sort of teen-angst thing where you didn't get along with them. My…

— Daria Werbowy