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parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, seek new strategies, and keep on learning.
Carol S. Dweck • Mindset - Updated Edition: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential

But if I say something like, ‘Hey Benjy, no biting Mommy! You can bite your blankie or your teddy,’ then five minutes later I’ll hear her giving him a choice.”
Adele Faber • Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Children test every bit of your resolve to be a good person. They push your buttons and are so staggeringly egocentric it can take your breath away. High points for selfish behavior are especially vivid in the six-year-old, the thirteen-year-old, and the college freshman. Sometimes it seems like they expect full support while simultaneously demandi
... See moreLindsay C. Gibson • Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence
Sometimes we parents help most by getting out of the way, while being available.
Kim John Payne M.Ed. • Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

Un contexte familial favorisant l’expérience optimale pourrait être décrit par cinq caractéristiques. 1) La clarté : l’enfant sait ce que ses parents attendent de lui ; dans la famille, les buts et la rétroaction ne sont pas ambigus. 2) L’intérêt : l’enfant perçoit que ses parents se préoccupent de ce qu’il fait et de ce qu’il ressent. 3) Le choix
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