“The problem is that the media rarely discusses the real reasons behind why women leave their jobs. We hear a lot about the desire to be closer to the children, the love of crafting and gardening, and making food from scratch. But reasons like lack of maternity leave, lack of affordable day care, lack of job training, and unhappiness with the 24/7 work culture-well, those aren't getting very much airtime.”
Source: Homeward Bound: Why Women Are Embracing the New Domesticity
“If you work together as a team, the arrangement should be positive and beneficial to all involved.”
Source: Ultimate Nanny: How to Find, Interview, and Manage the Most Important Person You Will Ever Hire -- Your Child's Nanny
“Too often, the risk of careless or needless medical intervention is greater than the dangers of the illness itself.”
Source: How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor: One of America's Leading Pediatricians Puts Parents Back in Control of Their Children's Health
“Mother Nature, mothers, grandmothers - yes, even fathers, and grandfathers - are the best doctors around, because they do not share the typical doctor's compulsion to interfere with the body's efforts and ability to heal itself.”
Source: How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor: One of America's Leading Pediatricians Puts Parents Back in Control of Their Children's Health
“When we take Iggy to the doctor together now, the nurse always says how happy it makes her to see a father helping out with a baby. 'I’m certainly doing their team a lot of favors', you mutter.”
Source: The Argonauts
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception.”
“Was there childcare for abused werewolves?”
Source: Colorado State of Mind
“Your most important contribution to the future health of your child will be the attention you give to your own diet during pregnancy and to proper nutrition for your baby after he is born.”
Source: How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor: One of America's Leading Pediatricians Puts Parents Back in Control of Their Children's Health
“زمانی که به کودک می گوییم او نمی فهمد چه حس می کند، نه تنها او را از دفاع طبیعی اش محروم کرده ایم، بلکه او را گیج، بی حس،و سردرگم بار می آوریم. او را مجبور می کنیم دنیایی غیر واقعی از کلمات، و سیستم های دفاعی ای بسازد که هیچ ارتباطی با واقعیت های درونی اش ندارد. او را از شخصیت واقعی اش جدا می کنیم؛ و زمانی که به او اجازه نمی دهیم بداند چه حس می کند، احساس کمتری برای درک آدم های اطرافش خواهد داشت.”
Source: Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family – The Indispensable Companion on Communication that Builds Self-Esteem and Inspires Confidence
“اگر اجازه دهید بچه بداند به خاطر او در رنج و عذاب هستید، هیچ لطفی در حق او نکرده اید؛ و با کاری که می کنید به او می آموزید نباید از خود مواظبت کند. به او یاد می دهید از نقطه ی ضعف حرکت کند، نه از نقطه ی قوت.”
Source: Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier Family – The Indispensable Companion on Communication that Builds Self-Esteem and Inspires Confidence