“Parents teach in the toughest school in the world - The School for Making People. You are the board of education, the principal, the classroom teacher, and the janitor.” PeopleWorldSchoolParentTeachTeacherBoardsClassroomPrincipalJanitorBoard Of Education Author:Virginia Satir
“Rearing a family is probably the most difficult job in the world. It resembles two business firms merging their respective resources to make a single product. All the potential headaches of that operation are present when an adult male and an adult female join to steer a child from infancy to adulthood.” WorldChildrenTwoJobsDifficultProductsAdultsResourcesFemaleMalesFirmOperationsAdulthoodSteersInfancyHeadacheMerging Book:The new peoplemaking Source: The new peoplemaking
“I regard (parenting) as the hardest, most complicated, anxiety-ridden, sweat-and-blood-producing job in the world. Succeeding requires the ultimate in patience, common sense, commitment, humor, tact, love, wisdom, awareness, and knowledge. At the same time, it holds the possibility for the most rewarding, joyous experience of a lifetime, namely, that of being successful guides to a new and unique human being.” WorldHumansJobsHuman BeingsCommonSuccessfulBloodAwarenessPossibilitySucceedAnxietyUniqueCommitmentUltimateRegardLifetimeComplicatedGuidesHardestCommon SenseBeing SuccessfulSweatJoyousTactLove Wisdom Book:The new peoplemaking Source: The new peoplemaking
“My dream is to make families a place where adults with high self esteem can develop. I think we have reached a point where if we don't get busy on dreams of this sort, our end is in sight. We need a world that is as good for human beings as it is for technology.” IfsThinkingWorldNeedsHumansEndsSelfDreamHuman BeingsTechnologySelf EsteemAdultsSightBusyEsteemHigh Self Esteem Author:Virginia Satir
“Adolescents are not monsters. They are just people trying to learn how to make it among the adults in the world, who are probably not so sure themselves.” PeopleWorldInspirationalTryingAdultsMonstersTeenagerTeensAdolescenceTeenageTeenage GirlTeenage YearsBeing A Teenager Author:Virginia Satir
“I think if I have one message, one thing before I die that most of the world would know, it would be that the event does not determine how to respond to the event. That is a purely personal matter. The way in which we respond will direct and influence the event more than the event itself.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldWayDoeMatterWould BeDiesOne ThingInfluenceEventsMessagesDirectDetermineBefore I DiePersonal Matter Author:Virginia Satir
“Once a human being has arrived on this earth, communication is the largest single factor determining what kinds of relationships he makes with others and what happens to him in the world about him.” WorldHumansKindHappensEarthMotivationHuman BeingsCommunicationFactors Author:Virginia Satir
“It is now clear to me that the family is a microcosm of the world. To understand the world, we can study the family: issues such as power, intimacy, autonomy, trust, and communication skills are vital parts underlying how we live in the world. To change the world is to change the family.” WorldStudyIssuesClearCommunicationSkillsIntimacyChanging The WorldCommunication SkillsAutonomyMicrocosmFamily Issues Book:The new peoplemaking Source: The new peoplemaking
