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“A mindful parent is one who is committed to practicing being present and awake, and to listening deeply to her child, moment by moment. Mindfulness depends upon awareness.”
― Shauna Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“word “discipline” often evokes strong emotional reactions, particularly because it is often used synonymously with “punishment.” However, the original meaning of discipline is “to teach.”
― Shauna L. Shapiro, Mindful Discipline: A Loving Approach to Setting Limits and Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child

“Now something so sad has hold of us that the breath leaves and we can't even cry.”
― Charles Bukowski, You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

“Every time you talk to a child you are adding a brick to define the relationship that is being built between the two of you. And each message says something to the child about what you think of him. He gradually builds up a picture of how you perceive him as a person. Talk can be constructive to the child and to the relationship or it can be destructive.”
― Jennifer Lehr, ParentSpeak: What's Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children--and What to Say Instead