Quotes About Boundaries

We discussed the importance of setting limits, creating structure, and helping children build internal controls and impulse inhibition by internalizing "no." This is how we use our relationship with

When kids are given whatever they want all the time, they lose opportunities to build resilience and learn important life lessons:

Ultimately, then, kids need us to set boundaries and communicate our expectations. But the key here is that all discipline should begin by nurturing our children and attuning to their internal world, allowing them to know that they are seen, heard, and loved by their parents—even when they've done something wrong.

the "work" of adolescence—the testing of boundaries, the passion to explore what is unknown and exciting—can set the stage for the development of core character traits that will enable adolescents to go on to lead great lives of adventure and purpose.

Part of truly loving our kids, and giving them what they need, means offering them clear and consistent boundaries, creating predictable structure in their lives, as well as having high expectations for them. Children need to understand the way the world works: what's permissible and what's not.

deep, empathic connection can and should be combined with clear and firm boundaries that create needed structure in children's lives.

Recordemos que son muchas las maneras de malcriar a los hijos —darles demasiadas cosas, rescatarlos de toda situación difícil, privarles de cualquier oportunidad para afrontar el fracaso y la decepción—, pero darles demasiado amor o atención no es una de ellas.

However, if we truly love our kids and want what's best for them, we need to be able to tolerate the tension and discomfort they (and we) may experience when we set a limit. We want to say yes to our children as often as possible, but sometimes saying no is the most loving thing we can do.

A parent who recognizes an upstairs tantrum is left with one clear response: never negotiate with a terrorist. An upstairs tantrum calls for firm boundaries and a clear discussion about appropriate and inappropriate behavior.

La disciplina es esencial. A nuestro entender, querer a los hijos y proporcionarles lo que necesitan incluye establecer límites claros y coherentes y mantener en ellos expectativas elevadas, todo lo cual les ayudará a alcanzar el éxito en las relaciones y otras áreas de su vida.

La disciplina efectiva depende de una relación afectuosa y respetuosa entre el adulto y el niño. La disciplina no debe incluir nunca amenazas ni humillaciones, provocar daño físico, asustar ni hacer que los niños sientan que el adulto es un enemigo. La disciplina ha de transmitir sensación de seguridad y cariño a todos los implicados.

personal information rarely belongs to just one individual; it is often formed in relationships with others.

I am viewed as the Negro who has gone outside of the categories assigned to me.

Indian cinema is no more limited to audiences in India. We have viewers all around the world, and hence, understanding the global perspective is a must. Cinema Beyond Boundaries would get the viewers and the filmmakers together and would help us in serving them with good quality cinema.

I do have some viewers who know where I live, and they'll stand outside.

I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.

Some writers like to boil down headlines of liberal newspapers into fiction, so they say there shouldn't be communal riots, everybody should love each other, there shouldn't be boundaries or fundamentalism. But I think literature is more than that; these are political views which most of us hold anyway.

Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf.

My limits are what are comfortable to me. We are all individuals and have different views and perspectives, and I do what I feel is most comfortable and OK for me.

I have no problem with people challenging my views and my positions. I want to be clear that I'm not asking anybody to stop challenging me. But I will not accept being called an anti-Semite.

Much of the time, the things we feel guilty about are not our issues. Another person behaves inappropriately or in some way violates our boundaries. We challenge the behavior, and the person gets angry and defensive. Then we feel guilty.

We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated.

If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.

I believe that any violation of privacy is nothing good.