We must do everything in our power to cease the behaviour that makes children everywhere feel afraid.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We need to assure that we are nurturing our children and meeting their every need in this violent world.
But, in fact, there is nothing that can bring you closer to fearlessness about everything else in the world than being a parent - because everyday fears - like not being approved of - pale by comparison to the fears you have about your children.
The more we try to control our kids and create who they are and where they're going, the more that will fall apart. That's a dangerous thing. So you need to actually manage the fear and figure out who your kids are. Who do they want to be and how can you help shape that, but not control it.
We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
We must, I believe, start teaching our children the sanity of nonviolence much earlier.
Children like being a little scared, but they don't want to be disturbed.
Cruelty to children is the thing I can least bear in the world.
Your children don't have to fear you to respect you.
Kids love to be scared - there's way to do it right, and ways to do it wrong.