Karen Salmansohn Quotes

For decades, parents were told by so-called parenting 'experts' that offspring would be best raised on the belief each is special and entitled to all life has to offer.

As a parent, if give yourself what you need, your children will watch you doing that and will give themselves what they need.

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.

Woory about building a kid who is good, not a kid with good self-esteem.

As a father, I've tried to encourage my children to have a broader and deeper emotional life than I've had. I want my sons to be able to express their feelings about things.

The greatest thing you can give a child is confidence.

My husband and I believe that if you treat a child well and nurture his talent and physical ability, in a healthy environment, the child will succeed no matter what.

I take parenting incredibly seriously. I want to be there for my kids and help them navigate the world, and develop skills, emotional intelligence, to enjoy life, and I'm lucky to be able to do that and have two healthy, normal boys.

Many people think that discipline is the essence of parenting. But that isn't parenting. Parenting is not telling your child what to do when he or she misbehaves. Parenting is providing the conditions in which a child can realize his or her full human potential.

If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.

I'd definitely be the kind of parent who enabled my child's dreams. I'd just watch and nurture and guide them. I have the blueprints of what not to do... I think I'd be a good parent, actually.

Want to raise children who will be happy adults? Teach them not to whine.

You can instill fear in your kids and get them to mind, but they won't function better in the world and your relationship will suffer greatly.

The essence of parenthood is to make children think that they are the most handsome, intelligent, brilliant person in the world.

I believe in allowing your child to be who they want to be - as long as they want to be something great.

When Kate was born, she was born into a world of joy and happiness and confidence. The difference between the children is night and day. She's happy, she's thriving, she's full of self-confidence. I tell her she's beautiful every day before I send her off to school.

Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals.

If there were some recipe that would make all of our children really sane and civic-minded and hugely intelligent, I think we'd probably all do it. But I don't know that there is a recipe for creating that.

I've been blessed to spend time with young people and help encourage an environment where it's comfortable for them to be who they are. That's precious for children.

I think that good parenting should allow children to be children. That naivety and slightly open way of looking at the world is very valuable.

I will feel like a success if I raise my children to be kind and happy people.

I embrace who I am. I just want my child to do the same thing.

I read somewhere that your voice towards your children becomes their inner monologue. That was so interesting to me, and I think that pertains to 'Better Things' as well.

I love each of my kids in unique ways and try to meet their different needs so they can thrive and be their personal best.

I think our jobs as parents is to raise our children with empathy - to figure out who this little character is, almost from birth, and then guide them to fulfill their best potential.