Quotes About Parenting

the parent is consistent, predictable, and nurturing, the stress-response systems become resilient. If the stress-response systems are activated in prolonged ways or chaotic ways, as in cases of abuse or neglect, they become sensitized and dysfunctional.

Parenting is difficult. Without the neurobiological capacity to feel the joys of parenting, irritations and annoyances loom especially large.

While this doesn't mean that smart children need less affection, it does suggest that if they are deprived, brighter kids may be better equipped to cope.

What we call "cuteness" is actually an evolutionary adaptation that helps ensure that parents will care for their children, that babies will get their needs met, and that parents will take on this seemingly thankless task with pleasure.

A menudo sucede que, cuando los padres ven que las cosas parecen ir bien, se dejan desmotivar por el precio y los inconvenientes de la terapia. Como Amber «estaba fenomenal», su madre no la presionó cuando se resistió a encontrar un nuevo terapeuta.

where a patient projects his feelings about his parents into other relationships, particularly the one he has with his therapist—be explained by examining the function of the brain?

los niños pequeños son muy susceptibles a la espiral de consecuencias de las elecciones que nosotros —y después ellos— hacemos, tanto para bien como para mal.

Is fear transmissible from generation to generation? Can the fearfulness of a parent be transmitted to the child? -the answer is an empathic yes.

los propios padres con frecuencia desconfían enseguida de cualquier tratamiento que no culpe al niño, y solo al niño, de todas las dificultades.

when children don't feel respected by the decisions of their parents, their beliefs about how they are valued are crushed.

My father, Vernon, used to tell me I would never have been born if he hadn't been curious about what was underneath my mother's pink poodle skirt.

Nine months after that singular encounter, I arrived. From the moment I could make sense of it, I knew I was unwanted.

To calm a frightened child, you must first calm yourself.

we tend to see children who are whiny and demanding and aggressive as "spoiled" and "indulged," rather than recognizing that these qualities usually arise from unmet needs and unexplored potential, not from having too much or feeling too good.

Perry: This is one of the central problems in our society; we have too many parents caring for children with inadequate supports. The result is what you would expect. An overwhelmed, exhausted, dysregulated parent will have a hard time regulating a child consistently and predictably. This can impact the child in two really important ways.

Qué puede llevar a los padres aprivarse de sueño, sexo, amigos, tiempo propio y básicamente cualquier otroplacer de la vida para satisfacer las demandas de un pequeño ser necesitado,incontinente y con frecuencia exasperantemente escandaloso?

Create a safe zone. Every parent quickly learns that every child—and every adult—handles conflict differently. Some push back when criticized, some turn inward, some break down in tears.

Michael Mendizza and Joseph Chilton Pearce's inspiring book Magical Parent-Magical Child

You cannot be "guilty" of bad parental behavior if you had no awareness or understanding of the implications of that behavior on your child's development.

Tanto para los padres adoptivos como para los que no lo son, el mensaje está claro: los genes de tus hijos reflejan sólo su potencial, no su destino.

If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.

Parenting: Nobody really wants the job, but everybody thinks they can do better.

The parent must not give in to his desire to try to create the child he would like to have, but rather help the child to develop--in his own good time--to the fullest, into what he wishes to be and can be.

Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.