becoming habitual…

"Misbehavior actually serves many wonderful purposes in your child's development. It would be misguided to try to stop misbehavior. Your goal is better framed as preventing the likelihood of misbehavior being repeated and becoming habitual. You can do this by responding to misbehavior wisely when it happens. For children, a huge amount of learning comes... Continue Reading →

sway over birth…

“Men like war: they do not hold much sway over birth, so they make up for it with death. Unlike women, men menstruate by shedding other people's blood.” - Lucy Ellman

suppressing a child’s spontaneity…

“We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning to be active. We may even suffocate life itself. That humanity which is revealed in all its intellectual splendor during the sweet and tender age of childhood should be respected with a kind of religious veneration. It is like the... Continue Reading →

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