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Somebody will always be smarter and better than your child. However, if you teach them to have a kind heart towards others, they like who they are, they know their gifts, and their self-worth isn’t tied to their performance, they’ll already be ahead of the pack in life.

Rewarding or punishing your children is never the healthiest option.

Failure has to be acceptable within your home.

You should wars rear your kids in such a way that they understand your family’s faith and values, which are not only taught in verbal form but also caught through your role modeling.

What a victim wants most is pity.

What a pleaser wants most is to be appreciated.

What a charmer wants most is affection.

What a controller wants most is respect.

Your s house has two primary jobs while she’s in school and living in your home — to be a student and to be an active participant in your family.

The worst thing for a firstborn or only is criticism from a parent. The best thing you can do to lighten the pressure on them is to give them fewer responsibilities at home.

No one knows your child better than you. That’s why you’re the best person in the world to capitalize on your child’s strengths and talents and provide opportunities to satisfy her natural curiosity.

Children have a natural desire for learning — if it’s fun and not forced.

People who are successful, aren’t usually those whose path has been snowplowed in life. They’re people who have failed, gotten back up, and worked hard toward their dreams because they were internally motivated to make a difference on the planet.