Sandhya Jain-Patel

“Any time your child pushes your buttons, he’s showing you an unresolved issue from your own childhood.”
― Laura Markham, 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”
― Laura Markham, Peaceful Parent, Happy Siblings: How to Stop the Fighting and Raise Friends for Life

“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.”
― Laura Markham, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting

“Whenever we get “triggered,” we’ve stumbled on something that needs healing. Seriously. Any time your child pushes your buttons, he’s showing you an unresolved issue from your own childhood.”
― Laura Markham, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting