Quotes About Guidance

deep, empathic connection can and should be combined with clear and firm boundaries that create needed structure in children's lives.

Recordemos que son muchas las maneras de malcriar a los hijos —darles demasiadas cosas, rescatarlos de toda situación difícil, privarles de cualquier oportunidad para afrontar el fracaso y la decepción—, pero darles demasiado amor o atención no es una de ellas.

When we give a child the opportunity to decide how he should act, rather than simply telling him what he should do, he becomes a better decision maker. And that's one of the ultimate goals of parenting, isn't it?

What lesson do I want to teach in this moment? Again, the goal of discipline isn't to give a consequence. We want to teach a lesson—whether it's about self-control, the importance of sharing, acting responsibly, or anything else.

Too often we forget that "discipline" really means "to teach"—not "to punish.

How we respond to our children when we're not happy with their choices—with loving guidance? with irritation and criticism? with fury and a shaming outburst?—will impact the development of our relationship with them, and even their own sense of self.

Nadie puede ejercer la paternidad sin cometer errores.

Let's begin with the actual goal of discipline. When your child misbehaves, what do you want to accomplish? Are

La disciplina es esencial. A nuestro entender, querer a los hijos y proporcionarles lo que necesitan incluye establecer límites claros y coherentes y mantener en ellos expectativas elevadas, todo lo cual les ayudará a alcanzar el éxito en las relaciones y otras áreas de su vida.

Y si hacemos hincapié en lo positivo? En vez de «Basta de lloriqueos», podríamos decir algo como: «Me gusta más cuando hablas con tu voz normal, ¿puedes repetir eso?» O ser incluso más directo en la enseñanza de la comunicación efectiva: «Pídemelo otra vez, pero con tu voz fuerte de chico mayor.»

Después de conectar, redirigimos. En cuanto hayan sentido esta conexión con nosotros, los niños estarán más preparados para aprender, por lo que podremos redirigirlos con eficacia y hablar con ellos acerca de su conducta. ¿Qué esperamos conseguir cuando redirigimos y fijamos límites? Queremos que los niños adquieran percepción de sí mismos, empatía hacia los demás y capacidad para solventar las cosas tras haber cometido un error.

I try to point my finger,/ but the wind keeps// spinning me around

An inability to be guided by a "healthy fear" of bad consequences is a disastrous flaw.

In my opinion, the motion picture is the greatest medium of expression ever invented. It embraces all the other arts. The films that have the greatest unity, the greatest overall strength, and give the most satisfaction to the viewer, have been those in which a guiding hand was imposed in every section of the film's many divisions.

As a viewer of TV shows, I always like shows more when I just feel like the people in charge have a plan. You can just tell sometimes, 'Oh, there's a plan there. They have an idea for how this is going to unfold.'

My ideal viewer is an 11-year-old girl who, like me, was once reading a book by Jean Plaidy and might be in the position of deciding what to make of the world and what to do with her life.

As an artist, we have a big influence, and we should always think if we are doing more harm than good to our viewers. We should serve as a model to them.

Writing for children, you do bear a responsibility to not include overt or graphic adult content that they are not ready for and don't need, or to address adult concepts or themes from an oblique angle or a child's limited viewpoint, with appropriate context, without being graphic or distressing.

My views as a Christian means there's a moral plumb line that I'm fighting to adhere to.

I am extremely fortunate to have such talented people as my parents. I will always turn to them for advice. But I am my own person and have my independent views.

At its best, an injunction creates a kind of vigilant heat that moves kids toward the light.

I treat the young boys as I wanted to be treated when I came through at Aston Villa.

I had a world of people who were raising me; it was like a little village.

Bochy is my guy. He raised me in the game; I was 20-years-old and as green as any grapes as you've ever seen on a vine. He took care of me, taught me how to be a professional, and taught me how to get my work done.