Mothering by the Book Quotes

“When we start to feel that we can’t manage and begin entertaining fearful thoughts of the impact of our inadequacy, we create a self-perpetuating cycle: The fear causes us to freeze, and the more we do nothing, the more chaotic our life becomes.”
― Jennifer Pepito, Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy

“I finally understood that trials don’t hurt our children; it’s our attitude about the trials that hurts them. When we can cheerfully overcome our fear and face the storms, even self-inflicted storms from choosing a different path, we teach our children far more about navigating life than if we had just stayed safely on the shore, living without vision.”
― Jennifer Pepito, Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy