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The Sh!te Before Christmas (Tara Gallagher, #2)

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Nov 29, 2025 05:09AM

“In short, with each of the thousand-and-one problems that present themselves in family life, our choice is between controlling and teaching, between creating an atmosphere of distrust and one of trust, between setting an example of power and helping children to learn responsibility, between quick-fix parenting and the kind that's focused on long-term goals.”
― Alfie Kohn, Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

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“The way kids learn to make good decisions is by making decisions, not by following directions.”
― Alfie Kohn, Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

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“Few parents have the courage and independence to care more for their children’s happiness than for their success.”
― Alfie Kohn, Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

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“How we feel about our kids isn't as important as how they experience those feelings and how they regard the way we treat them.”
― Alfie Kohn, Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason

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