Louise Hart Quotes

Because my parents had given me tremendous respect, trust, and freedom as a child, I knew how to take responsibility for myself. If you're constantly being told "No, don't do that" or "We don't trust you," you can't develop that responsibility.

I tried to do things independently with each child.

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.

This is the treasure we need today - helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself, receiving in return his gifts of hope and light.

I'm going to stop punishing my children by saying, “Never mind! I'll do it myself.

There's nothing better than being able to give your children wings so they can soar and fly in the direction they want to go in.

. . . besides love, independence of thought is the greatest gift an adult can give a child.

Every act of motherhood contains a dual intent, as the mother holds the child close and prepares it to move way from her, as she supports the child and stands it firmly on its own feet, and as she guards it against danger and sends it out across the yard, down by the stream, and across the traffic-crowded highway. Unless a mother can do both - gather her child close and turn her child out toward the world - she will fail in her purpose.

A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence.

Grow up and let anyone try to contend with the adult you.

I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.

In America we tell our parents to bring their child home and put him or her in a crib; as they get older, children sleep in they own room not in Mom and Dad's room. What are we training them for? It's independence, because that's what being empowered is all about.

Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision.

Kids are capable of handling a lot more than you think if you are willing to commit some time.

I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I'm not involved in their careers because I've learned that it's important for them to stand on their own two feet. They'll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.

The finest inheritance you can give to a child is to allow it to make its own way, completely on its own feet.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and to let him know that you trust him.

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised.

You alone are enough.

I think about that with kids - you want to do everything for them, but you realize if you do everything, and you make it easy on them, they won't learn anything, and then they will walk around life needing their mamas all the time, and that isn't attractive.

You have to empower yourself.

I'm going to give it my all, but I'm also going to know my worth, know that I have options, and that's the best feeling in the world.