Child Psychology Quotes

“For example, in one study children from families in which parents reported using control strategies like hitting, grabbing, and shoving the child were more likely to exhibit behaviours like starting fights, disrupting classroom discipline, and being defiant to the teacher.”
― Usha Goswami, Child Psychology: A Very Short Introduction

“Even very young children will use language to regulate their own behaviour and their emotional responses. Indeed, individual differences in language acquisition are connected in important ways with how well children develop conscious control over their feelings, actions, and behaviour”
― Usha Goswami, Child Psychology: A Very Short Introduction