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“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

“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 also say, “Let boys be boys.” What we are really saying is, “Let boys behave badly.”
― Dr. Max Wachtel, The One Rule For Boys: How Empathy And Emotional Understanding Will Improve Just About Everything For Your Son

“But what if there was another possibility? One that gives boys permission to feel and regulate their emotions, to understand others, and to use those skills to make the world a better place?17”
― Dr. Max Wachtel, The One Rule For Boys: How Empathy And Emotional Understanding Will Improve Just About Everything For Your Son