Quotes About Socialization

She thought of gorillas, how when they had been kept too long alone in cages, they would smack each other in the head instead of mating.

Therefore, reading and reacting to other people's behaviors, emotions, and attitudes have been hardwired into our brains. We are not only wired to connect, but we are also wired to attune to, resonate with, and learn from others.

It is the power of being with others that shapes our brains.

The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accomodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed in his community. From the moment of his birth the customs into which he is born shape his experience and behavior.

I feel like I missed out on the regular high school social life, but that's the way I chose to be.

Nothing I did or said among the other boys came to me naturally. As a result, in every encounter, even the most glancing, I had to be a performer, for at all times I was aware I was impersonating a human being.

What we ought to see in the agonies of puberty is the result of the conditioning that maims the female personality in creating the feminine.

I went to public school up until junior high.

In Bronxville, New York, we went to public school there, before London. Mother had a great belief in public school. She said it was very good for us to meet all the neighborhood kids.

I went to public school my entire life.

We went to public schools from kindergarten through seventh grade, and it was fun.

A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates.

In other countries, congenital introverts simply remain introverts all their lives, neither advancing nor retreating, but America's commitment to extroversion as a national art form can abrade some naturally aloof personalities until they flower into deadly nightshade.

People never like me and I never like people, she thought. And I never can talk as the Crawford children could. They were always talking and laughing and making noises.

People never like me and I never like people,' she thought. 'And I never can talk as the other children could. They were always talking and laughing and making noises.

My body really, really wanted to reproduce when I was 15. It took a lot of civilization, socialization, willpower and some emulsion polymerization technology for me not to reproduce at 15.

Basically, my socialization as a child didn't come from any schooling; it came from being in theater and meeting people online.

He looked a little crazy, till you got used to him. He could act as if he had needs barely above the animal kingdom, taking roughing it to the next level. When he was in his working clothes, he looked as if he barely subsisted. He could growl and snarl like a lunatic. But he had intelligent diction, good table manners, and while he might not be terribly social and on the quiet side, he had no trouble being around people. He was perfectly cordial.

The teachers thought there was something wrong with me because I wouldn't talk to other kids. I was almost playing mind games with them.

The Internet, [Judy] Singer said, is a prosthetic device for people who can't socialize without it. For anyone challenged by language and social rules, a communication system that does not operate in real time is a godsend.

For example, to prevent your puppy from barking every time someone comes to the door or walks by, have treats and toys at the ready and use them to distract your puppy.

Use a treat cup or clicker to help your puppy associate outsiders with a positive reward. If your puppy is relaxed enough to take a treat, ask the visitor to cast a handful of treats on the floor and play Find It.

their whole day. If you have the time, ask your puppy to Wait and Sit. Only after you have them settled should you allow them to go and greet a new person.

Help your puppy get used to being ignored sometimes.