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" The relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching. "
Gilbert Highet
Children
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" Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending. "
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" Many people think that discipline is the essence of parenting. But that isn't parenting. Parenting is not telling your child what to do when he or she misbehaves. Parenting is providing the conditions in which a child can realize his or her full human potential. "
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" What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting. "
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" A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it. "
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" Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be president, but they don't want them to become politicians in the process. "
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" Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day. "
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" Parenting is not giving your child everything they want. Parenting is not being your child's friend. Parenting is about preparing your child to be a useful and respectful person in society. "
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" Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. "
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" Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. "
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" Asian American success is often presented as something of a horror - robotic, unfeeling machines psychotically hellbent on excelling, products of abusive tiger parenting who care only about test scores and perfection, driven to succeed without even knowing why. "
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" The secret to success, to parenting, to life, is to not count up the cost. Don't focus on all the steps it will take. Don't stare into the abyss at the giant leap it will take. That view will keep you from taking the next small step. "
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" Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating. "
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" The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul. "
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" Parenting is no sport for perfectionists. "
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" Many people have played themselves to death. Many people have eaten and drunk themselves to death. Nobody ever thought himself to death. "
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