“Shielding a child was impossible. Guidance was all that she could provide.” Eoin Dempsey, The Bogside Boys Advertisements
Tag: PARENTING
ON BEING A PARENT
“A mother cannot give birth to a child and not lose a piece of herself. The child takes a part of the parent with them,
FOREVER NO LIST REINSTATED
When my children were children, I created what I called a “forever no” list. If anything on this list was ever asked for again, the
RESILIENCE OF CHILDREN
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned in all my time working with children, if I could whittle those years down to a single revelation, it’s
WHERE THERE IS LOVE
“Where there is love there is life.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
MY CHILDREN
“In my eyes, you’re every age you’ve ever been. All at the same time. And always perfect.” Anni Taylor, Stranger in the Woods
ADULTING
“I could remember what it was like to be four, thinking that the adults were in control. When you became an adult yourself, it became
IMMUNIZE AGAINST SUFFERING
“Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you’re young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and
LOVE DOES NOT INSIST ON ITS OWN WAY
“I convinced myself I owed him for loving me. No child should ever feel such a thing.” Sejal Badani, Trail of Broken Wings
CHILDREN NOW
The children now love luxury: the show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Rodica Doehnert
THE SECRET TO GETTING AHEAD
The secret to getting ahead is getting started (Mark Twain). Taking the very first step in any endeavor is the hardest part. When the goal
PARENTS ARE PEOPLE TOO
“It’s a terrible thing when a child is stripped of his perception that his parents are perfect. Kids want to believe their parents will always
LOVE NEVER ENDS
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not
MILK COFFEE
One of my fondest memory from childhood is that my parents let me drink coffee which I thought was so grown up and special. I
THE MYTH OF SELF-ESTEEM
I spent years helping myself overcome a life time of “low self-esteem”. I also worked with a multitude of patients with “low self-esteem” as well.
NEVER VERY GOOD
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders but they’ve never failed to imitate them (Zig Ziglar). “Do as I say, not
GUILT TRIP TRAVEL AGENT
Some of us could be travel agents for guilt trips. We are incredibly good at it–and it does work! Using guilt to get what we
OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN
Other people’s children shouldn’t go out in public or attend private gatherings. Of course the children in MY family are exceptions–they KNOW how to act
