Amy McCready > Quotes

“More than three decades of research shows that a focus on effort—not on intelligence or ability—is key to success in school and in life.* —Carol S. Dweck, PhD, author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”
― Amy McCready, The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World

“So try to reveal your plan on a Friday night before you’ll be dropping both kids off at friends’ houses Saturday morning, for instance. When your kids start getting unruly, quietly pull over to a safe place (the side of the road, a parking lot, etc.). Turn off the car and pull a book or magazine out of the glove compartment. Don’t say a word. When it’s quiet, start up the car and pull back onto the road.”
― Amy McCready, The Me, Me, Me Epidemic Deluxe: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World

“The bottom line is that kids learn to make good decisions by making decisions, not by following instructions. If we want them to take responsibility for making the world a better place, then we need to give them responsibilities. —Alfie Kohn, The Myth of the Spoiled Child”
― Amy McCready, The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World

“Entitled kids turn into entitled adults who continue to want the world handed to them on a silver platter. Except they’re not so cute anymore.”
― Amy McCready, The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World

“The mind-sets we adopt as we interact with those around us are called the ego states of personality.”
― Amy McCready, If I Have to Tell You One More Time...: The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids To Listen Without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling