Parenting

I hold on to the words of Jonas Salk who said "our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors."

“What would happen to our lives, our world, if the parent could unconditionally affirm the child, saying in so many words: “You are precious to us; you will always have our love and support; you are here to be who you are; try never to hurt another, but never stop trying to become yourself as fully as you can; when you fall and fail, you are still... See more

James Hollis Quotes (Author of Finding Meaning in the Second Half of Life)

The “unlived life” refers to the aspects of a parent’s existence that remain unexplored, unexpressed, or suppressed. These unrealized potentials may stem from various sources, including societal expectations, personal fears, or unresolved traumas.

Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their children than the unlived life of the

Kulwant Saluja • The Unlived Life: Carl Jung’s Profound Insight into Parental Influence

Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their children than the unlived life of the parent.

Kulwant Saluja • The Unlived Life: Carl Jung’s Profound Insight into Parental Influence

Carl Jung

The best gift we can give a boy, to help him become self-actualized enough to feel free to choose to be either traditional or nontraditional, is a mom and dad devoted to the art and discipline of raising children together, even if that means living in separate, but nearby, homes. Once a family of four hits an income threshold where they can afford

John Gray PhD • The Boy Crisis

But while the changes in a dad’s brain do resemble those in a mom’s, the dad brain also drives contributions that are different from mom’s. For mom, it’s baby talk and staring into the baby’s eyes; for dad, it’s playful touching and behavior, physically moving the baby, and introducing the baby to new objects.34

John Gray PhD • The Boy Crisis

All kids need the same things from their parents:

To know they’re acceptable exactly as they are

To know that no matter what, their parents will be there to help them, take care of them, protect them, give them food and shelter, and emotional/physical love

To be delighted in

Farnam Street • Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]

Presumably, parents in the past cared as much about their kids' safety as parents today do. But they took far fewer precautions than parents today, and exerted far fewer controls over kids' behavior. Perhaps they thought it was important that children learn to take risks in order to develop courage. Or perhaps they thought that getting into scrapes... See more

David Brooks • The Organization Kid

Dads and moms both love their children deeply, but differently.