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.

Only if a child feels right can he think right.

To be himself, one neeeds to be free from the pressure of evaluative praise

Responsibility is fostered by allowing children a voice and wherever indicated a choice in matters that affect them.

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.

Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults.

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.