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Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood QUOTES

Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood QUOTES

1 " BIG connections are created when BIG people care about the little things that matter to little people. "

― L.R. Knost , Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood

2 " Remember, no matter the problem, kindness is always the right response. When your child is having a problem, stop, listen, then respond to the need, not the behavior. The behavior can be addressed later, after the need has been met, because only then is the door to effective communication truly open. "

― L.R. Knost , Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood

3 " Parents, choose your words wisely, carefully, thoughtfully. In the same way that violence begets violence and anger begets anger, kindness begets kindness and peace begets peace. Sow words of peace, words that build, words that show respect and belief and support. "

― L.R. Knost , Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood

4 " It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. "

― L.R. Knost , Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood

5 " The parents’ perceptions all too often become the reality. In other words, who they believe they are raising is who they will raise. "

― L.R. Knost , Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood

6 " the fact is that hurting people hurt people, and children raised with condemnation in whatever form it takes are hurting people. Period. Words matter. "

― L.R. Knost , Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood

7 " Instead of raising children who turn out okay despite their childhood, let’s raise children who turn out extraordinary because of their childhood. "

― L.R. Knost , Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood