To sense when a teenager needs understanding and when misunderstanding is a difficult and delicate task. The sad truth is that no matter how wise we are, we cannot be right for any length of time in our teenagers' eyes.
When a child hits a child, we call it aggression. When a child hits an adult, we call it hostility. When an adult hits an adult, we call it assault. … - Haim Ginott
When a child hits a child, we call it aggression. When a child hits an adult, we call it hostility. When an adult hits an adult, we call it assault. …
- Haim Ginott
Parenthood is an endless series of small events, periodic conflicts, and sudden crises which call for a response. The response is not without consequ… - Haim Ginott
Parenthood is an endless series of small events, periodic conflicts, and sudden crises which call for a response. The response is not without consequ…
Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other. - Haim Ginott
Misbehavior and punishment are not opposites that cancel each other - on the contrary they breed and reinforce each other.
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming. - Haim Ginott
If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.
Happiness... is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling. Happiness is not an end in itself. It is a by-product of working, playing, loving and… - Haim Ginott
Happiness... is not a destination: it is a manner of traveling. Happiness is not an end in itself. It is a by-product of working, playing, loving and…
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task. - Haim Ginott
Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.
While parents possess the original key to their offspring's experience, teachers have a spare key. They, too, can open or close the minds and hearts … - Haim Ginott
While parents possess the original key to their offspring's experience, teachers have a spare key. They, too, can open or close the minds and hearts …
Adolescence can be a time of turmoil and turbulence, of stress and storm. Rebellion against authority and against convention is to be expected and to… - Haim Ginott
Adolescence can be a time of turmoil and turbulence, of stress and storm. Rebellion against authority and against convention is to be expected and to…
Only if a child feels right can he think right. - Haim Ginott
Only if a child feels right can he think right.
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