Quotes from Timothy Carey

A parenting program should focus on parent's attitudes to themselves, their children, and the relationships they are building with their children.

Somewhat paradoxically, parenting programs should focus on the behavior of the parents not the behavior of the children.

I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent ways of achieving their goals.

Spending time with the child or adolescent in mutually enjoyable activities on a regular basis will help to build warmth and trust.

A parenting program should provide time for parents to clarify their own ideas about what it means to be an effective and successful parent.

One of the most important goals to have may well be the goal to create the life you want without preventing other people from creating the life they want.

There is no one best way for parents to become the parents they want to be just as there is no one best way for a child to grow into a contented and contributing member of society.

Parents should be able to develop goals about the type of parents they want to be.