Orson Bean Quotes

People warned us that if we went to them whenever they cried and refused to spank them, we would harm them irrevocably, but we decided there's simply no way to spoil a child. After all, they aren't apples.

You want to raise your child in such a way that you don't have to control him, so that he will be in full possession of himself at all times. Upon that depends his good behavior, his health, his sanity.

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.

My kids get everything they want and are raised well.

I think children learn from example. I don't believe in raising them in an authoritative atmosphere.

I really look at children as being little people and not necessarily things or people to control.

I think of discipline as the continual everyday process of helping a child learn self-discipline.

I am a father who never pushes or forces his children into anything.

It is our continuing love for our children that makes us want them to become all they can be, and their continuing love for us that helps them accept healthy discipline--from us and eventually from themselves.

Affection can no more spoil a child than the sun could be put out by a bucket of gasoline.

Re raising kids: Love, without discipline, isn't.

Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.

I think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild.

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

Tired of nagging your kids to hurry up, get dressed, drink their milk and brush their teeth? Here's a radical idea: Don't.

It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness.

Freedom is good when the person can use it appropriately. Otherwise it is a disaster.

Attitudes about the rearing and education of children vary between two extremes. One, which might be labeled “authoritarian” or “coercive,” rests on an assumption that children are by nature irresponsible and lazy, and will do their schoolwork only if they are penalized for a poor performance. The opposite view might be labeled “progressive” or “democratic.” It rests on the assumption that children who are brought up with love, trust, and clear but kind leadership are eager to grow up and be like their parents, eager to explore, learn, master skills, and take on responsibility; they need guidance but not sternness or punishment.

I'm going to discipline my kids, and can't no one tell me how to discipline my kids.

My mother had a very open-minded philosophy about having children: that they should be free to develop in their own way.

Do not judge other moms on how they raise their children.

I think we as fathers have to say good things about our children or else they will beat us.

I think there's different parenting styles.

I think my own thinking is harsher than my mom's discipline.

I wasn't a pushy parent - you have to let children be who they want to be.