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"That we shall use every discovery of science in the preservation of our children's health goes without saying; but we shall do more than this - we shall give them a free start, not loading them up with our own ideas and experiences, nor advising them to live according to our lights. We were burned in the fire here and there, but - who knows? - fire may not burn our children, and if we warn them away from it they may end by never growing warm. We will not even inflict our cynicism on them as the sentimentality of our fathers was inflicted on us. The most we will do is urge a little doubt, asking that the doubt be exercised on our ideas as well as on all the mortal things in this world."
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"Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life."
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"Disciplining a child is easier than disciplining a grown person, and forgiving a child's insolence is easier than forgiving a grown person's impudence."
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"Don't box your children in and tell them that everything is a sin. You'll produce either rebels, or very boring people."
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"Every child gets a good mother, but not every mother gets a good child."
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"Parents' transmit their attitude towards education to children via soundless, aphonic messages."
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"Effective parenting requires being the grown up version of what you want your children to be. Why? Because example is the most compelling superpower."
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"Sometimes, kids want you to hurt the way they hurt."
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"Call me Jonah. My parents did, or nearly did. They called me John."
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"Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them or constantly criticizing them, you will only push them away and make them feel inadequate around other kids. Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into beautiful swans, there are rebellious kids and slow learners that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals."
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"People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's."
Life
"I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings."
Love
"If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets in the way of writing your own story."
Life
"I love writing and do not know why it is considered such a difficult, agonizing profession."
Love
"Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published."
Books
"I get letters from readers who say that they have always hated reading, but somebody suggested one of my books, they actually finished the book and enjoyed it, and they're going on to read another book. I'm thrilled that they have figured out that reading is fun."
Books
"I believe my voice is pretty much the same. I've written 75 books, so I'm better at it now than I was earlier in my career."
Books
"My favorite book is always the one I'm working on at the moment."
Favorite
"I believe my readers are crazy about their parents and want to be just like them when they grow up."
Parenting
"I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys."
Parenting
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