Suzy

“Sometimes the alternative to black and white isn’t gray; it’s, say, orange.”
― Alfie Kohn, The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Children and Parenting

“We equate rudeness with power.19 We give others a free pass (and a whole lot of power) when they break the rules.20 Politics has become a blood sport.21 Social media and the Internet have become places to berate strangers with angry tirades.22 Countries go to war.23 Violent crime occurs.24 The list goes on and on.”
― Dr. Max Wachtel, The One Rule For Boys: How Empathy And Emotional Understanding Will Improve Just About Everything For Your Son

“Children don’t just need to be loved; they need to know that nothing they do will change the fact that they’re loved.”
― Alfie Kohn, The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom About Children and Parenting

“Make it a family challenge—no one will use more than 30 minutes of electronics per day. No television on Saturdays. Phones get turned off at 7:30.”
― Dr. Max Wachtel, The One Rule For Boys: How Empathy And Emotional Understanding Will Improve Just About Everything For Your Son