" Write this across your heart before your child comes into the world: Parenting is a not a race. Kids are not proxies for adult success. Competition can be inspiring, but brands of it can wire your child’s brain in a toxic way. Comparing your kids with your friends’ kids will not get them, or you, where you want to go. "

― John Medina , Brain Rules for Baby: How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five