“The ego default urges us to feel right at the expense of being right.”
― Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
― Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
“We cannot tell a child who is hitting someone to stop hitting, or a child who is running to stop running, or a child who is complaining about wanting more TV to stop complaining. Well, we can (I am someone who says all these things too!), but these pleas won’t be successful. Why? Because we cannot control someone else—we can only control ourselves.”
― Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
― Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
“The only true currency we have in life is the effect we have on those around us.”
― Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
― Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard
“Building resilience is about developing the capacity to tolerate distress, to stay in and with a tough, challenging moment, to find our footing and our goodness even when we don’t have confirmation of achievement or pending success.”
― Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
― Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
“When you make a decision you believe in but you know will upset your child, you might say as much to your kid: “Two things are true, sweetie. First, I have decided that you cannot watch that movie. Second, you’re upset and mad at me. Like, really mad. I hear that. I even understand it. You’re allowed to be mad.” You don’t have to choose between firm decisions and loving validation. There’s no trade-off between doing what feels right to you and acknowledging the very real experience of your child. Both can be true.”
― Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
― Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
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