Sandhya Jain-Patel
http://www.sandhyajainpatel.com
“On a bad day you also don’t need a lot of advice. You just need a little empathy and affirmation. You need to feel once again that other people have confidence in you. The”
― Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
― Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
“Hollywood, an industry that shapes not only our national but global memories, has been the most reactionary cultural perpetrator of white nostalgia, stuck in a time loop and refusing to acknowledge that America’s racial demographic has radically changed since 1965. Movies are cast as if the country were still “protected” by a white supremacist law that guarantees that the only Americans seen are carefully curated European descendants.”
― Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
― Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
“The most important parenting skill: Manage yourself. Take care of yourself so you aren’t venting on your child. Intervene before your own feelings get out of hand. Keep your cup full. The more you care for yourself with compassion, the more love and compassion you’ll have for your child. Remember that your child will do every single thing you do, whether that’s yelling or making self-disparaging remarks about your body.”
― Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
― Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
“Why is bedtime so hard for many families? Because the needs of parents and children clash. To parents, bedtime is the time they finally get to separate from their children and have a little time to themselves. To children, bedtime is the time they’re forced to separate from their parents and lie in the dark by themselves. On top of that, children are exhausted and wound up, and parents are exhausted and fed up. No wonder it’s the single most challenging time in most families.”
― Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
― Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting
“Since parents are the role model, you’ll hear your child speak to his sister or brother using your words and tone of voice. Children”
― Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life
― Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life
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