Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.
To be himself, one neeeds to be free from the pressure of evaluative praise
I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.
Wise parents know that fighting a teenager, like fighting a riptide, is inviting doom.
Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults.
Happiness... is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling. Happiness is not an end in itself. It is a by-product of working, playing, loving and living.