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41 " I believe that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way you lead your life. It can determine whether you become the person you want to be and whether you accomplish the things you value. "
― Iben Dissing Sandahl , The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids
42 " Read all kinds of stories to your child. Don't be afraid if they don't all have happy endings. Being exposed to peaks and valleys of life encourages empathy, resilience, and feelings of meaningfulness and gratitude for our own lives. "
43 " Becoming is better than being. Perfectionism doesn’t exist. We need to stretch ourselves and continue learning. "
44 " I think we must remain calm as parents and try not to lose control of ourselves. For how can we expect our kids to control themselves if we can’t do it? We are their role models. "
45 " There aren´t always good reasons for a child´s emotions, or easy solutions for them, but by at least acknowledging them and trying not to judge them, we are teaching respect. Imagine if adults´ emotional states were constantly disregarded as ridiculous, unnecessary, or wrong and we were told how to feel instead. "
46 " Is there a greater gift you can give to your children and your children’s children than to grow up to be happier, more secure and resilient adults? "
47 " There aren’t always good reasons for a child’s emotions, or easy solutions for them, but by at least acknowledging them and trying not to judge them, we are teaching respect. "
48 " Toys can be anything; children can play all morning with a stone and a plastic bucket. It is about how imaginative conductive and how many applicative possibilities toys offer. "
― Iben Dissing Sandahl , Play The Danish Way