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You have created a life, now let the child have it. Let him decide what he wants to do with the life you gave him
Thomas Gordon • Parent Effectiveness Training: The Proven Program for Raising Responsible Children

cleverest observer. Consider
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The child builds hypotheses which are subsequently tested in practice. Tenable “theories” are stored as permanent guidelines in A1, which is also why this ego state is often referred to as the “Little Professor”.
William F. Cornell • Into TA
In the summer of 1971, Zimbardo took healthy Stanford students, assigned them roles as either “guards” or “inmates,” and locked them in a makeshift “prison” in the basement of Stanford University. In just days, the “prisoners” began to demonstrate symptoms of depression and extreme stress, while the “guards” began to act cruel and sadistic (the
... See moreGreg Mckeown • Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

David Barlow. He was (and still is) one of the premiere anxiety researchers on the planet.
Steven Hayes • A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT

Much of the rebellion of today’s adolescents can be attributed to parents and other adults who put pressure on them to modify behavior that the kids feel is their own business. Children do not rebel against adults—they rebel against adults’ attempts to take away their freedom.