Feeding The Mouth That Bites You Quotes

“... responding with anger does not help your teenager see themselves. It only helps them to see you in a very bad light.”
― Kenneth Wilgus, Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World

“The goal of disciplining a child is obedience. The goal of disciplining a teenager is responsibility.”
― Kenneth Wilgus, Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World

“For adolescents to be ready for life after high school, they need at least some period of time exercising their own judgment in all aspects of their life while they are still at home, with their parents.”
― Kenneth Wilgus, Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World

“Parents need to demonstrate a commitment to an orderly transfer of authority from themselves to their adolescent.”
― Kenneth Wilgus, Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World

“The problem is this: we live in a culture that currently has no universally accepted means of transitioning children into adulthood.”
― Kenneth Wilgus, Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World

“The list below offers a starting point on granting freedoms and setting limits, but it is by no means exhaustive:”
― Kenneth Wilgus, Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: A Complete Guide to Parenting Adolescents and Launching Them Into the World