Andy Schreiber

“In the last generation, all traces of tough love and rule-bound parenting have been supplanted by a more empathetic style, the one once associated with moms. Most dads have been told explicitly—or made to feel—that the approach their own fathers took was wrong and their native instincts no guide.”
― Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

“Altering your child’s brain chemistry is about as profound a decision as you’ll ever make as a parent.”
― Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

“This is a remarkably sturdy research finding: kids are happiest when raised in a loving environment that holds their behavior to high standards, expects them to contribute meaningfully to the household, and is willing to punish when behavior falls short. And it flies in the face of virtually everything therapists and parenting books now exhort.”
― Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

“Therapists readily empathize with the paying clients in front of them over those who have no opportunity to testify in their own defense.”
― Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up