“When the Vikings moved into a place they just kind of killed everybody who was there before them.” Quote by Jon Gnarr
“Many autistic people have this ability to learn weird foreign languages, and I think I've heard of autistic Americans who have been obsessed [with] Icelandic and learned it and speak it fluently, and I've seen it done in interviews on television.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensDoneSpeakLanguageAbilityHeardTelevisionObsessedInterviewsAutisticForeign Language Author:Jon Gnarr
“One of the premises of parenting might be that the job of parents is to teach their kids to get along without them.” MightKidsJobsParentTeachPremises Author:Timothy Carey
“In order to be effective decision makers and to live satisfying and contented lives, people need to be aware of their goals, desires, and purposes and need to be able to evaluate or assess the extent to which they are heading in the direction specified by their inner standards.” PeopleNeedsAbleDesirePurposeOrderGoalDecisionStandardsMakersSatisfyingEvaluateHeadingsDecision Makers Author:Timothy Carey
“I consider parenting skills, those skills that help children: (1) develop clear and important goals; and (2) figure out flexible and persistent ways of achieving their goals.” WayChildrenImportantHelpingGoalClearAchieveFiguresSkillsFlexiblePersistent Author:Timothy Carey
“One of the most important goals to have may well be the goal to create the life you want without preventing other people from creating the life they want.” PeopleWantWellsMayImportantGoalCreatingPreventing Author:Timothy Carey
“Attitudes of optimism, of "let them be", and of joy in watching and helping another life develop and blossom will help parents relish their parenting role and will provide the resilience necessary to navigate turbulent times.” HelpingJoyParentAttitudeRolesOptimismResilienceRelishNavigateAnother LifeTurbulent Times Author:Timothy Carey
“Somewhat paradoxically, parenting programs should focus on the behavior of the parents not the behavior of the children.” ShouldChildrenParentFocusBehaviorProgram Author:Timothy Carey
“A parenting program should focus on parent's attitudes to themselves, their children, and the relationships they are building with their children.” ShouldChildrenParentAttitudeFocusBuildingProgram Author:Timothy Carey
“A parenting program should provide time for parents to clarify their own ideas about what it means to be an effective and successful parent.” ShouldMeanIdeasParentSuccessfulProgram Author:Timothy Carey
“Parents should be able to develop goals about the type of parents they want to be.” WantShouldAbleParentGoalType Author:Timothy Carey
