“A parent who recognizes an upstairs tantrum is left with one clear response: never negotiate with a terrorist.”
― The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
― The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
“What they can’t see is that they’ve taken on a job nobody has ever pulled off: changing people who aren’t seeking to change themselves.”
― Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
― Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
“She saw something too many parents miss. This petite, timid child wasn’t a reflection of herself. She was something much more wondrous. She was an unwritten story, one that could end up anywhere. A story where neither of the parents were the main character.”
― The Butcher's Masquerade
― The Butcher's Masquerade
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