Camille E. Bowles

“Your ultimate goal as a parent is not to win any one particular fight or another, but rather to win your child’s love and respect for a lifetime.”
― Harvey Karp, The Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old

“The origin of a thing is a damned puzzle. Once it happens, it can never be recovered, but it sets in motion all that comes after. It is the one thing which can explain everything, but because it is an insubstantial thing, its true nature remains not just unknown, but completely unknowable.” Mark Twain, 1875”
― Patrick Kroh, Scary True Stories

“Little 18-month-olds take—and take—and then they pressure us for more! They have short memories and forget the caring attention and fun play you just shared two hours before. (Remember, two hours feels like six to an impatient toddler.)”
― Harvey Karp, The Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful and Cooperative One- to Four-Year-Old