“We all share a common goal - we want our children to succeed.” WantChildrenGoalCommonShareSucceedOur ChildrenCommon Goal Author:Bob Taft
“A third place to build the Great Society is in the classrooms of America. There your children's lives will be shaped. Our society will not be great until every young mind is set free to scan the farthest reaches of thought and imagination. We are still far from that goal.” MindChildrenStillsAmericaYoungGoalImaginationEducationThirdsOur ChildrenYour ChildrenOur SocietyClassroomYoung MindsGreat SocietyThird Place Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“To freely bloom that is my definition of success. The question then is, How does arguing with our children advance our goal that our children freely bloom.” ChildrenDoeGoalOur ChildrenDefinitionsArguingDefinition Of Success Author:Gerry Spence
“As parents, we can do a great deal to further this goal by helping our children develop alternative ways of knowing the world verbally/analytically and visually/spatially. During the crucial early years, parents can help to shape a child's life in such a way that words do not completely mask other kinds of reality. My most urgent suggestions to parents are concerned with the use of words, or rather, not using words.” WorldWayYearsKindChildrenHelpingUseRealityParentGoalCan DoDealsKnowingShapesConcernedOur ChildrenAlternativesMaskCrucialSuggestionsUrgentUsing Words Author:Betty Edwards
“We want our children to fit in and to stand out. We rarely address the conflict between these goals.” WantChildrenGoalFitConflictOur ChildrenExcellenceAddressesConformityStanding Out Book:Making Sense Source: Making Sense
“We inevitably doom our children to failure and frustration when we try to set their goals for them.” TryingChildrenGoalOur ChildrenFrustrationDoom Author:Jess Lair
“What is most disturbing today is that we use rational methods to cultivate the tastes and values of the young in all kinds of educational, religious, and cultural institutions that are predicated on corporate practices and goals. Everything we do to, with, and for our children is influenced by capitalist market conditions and the hegemonic interests of ruling corporate elites. In simple terms, we calculate what is best for our children by regarding them as investments and turning them into commodities.” KindChildrenUseTodayYoungValuesGoalTermInterestReligiousSimplePracticeConditionsTasteOur ChildrenMethodInstitutionsInvestmentEducationalRationalAll KindsCorporateCapitalistElitesCommodityRulingDisturbing Author:Jack Zipes
“From my membership in all of these groups I have learned that oppression and the intolerance of difference come in all shapes and sizes and colors and sexualities; and that among those of us who share the goals of liberation and a workable future for our children, there can be no hierarchies of oppression.” ChildrenGoalDifferencesGroupsShareColorShapesOur ChildrenSizeSexualityOppressionLiberationIntoleranceI Have LearnedHierarchyMembership Author:Audre Lorde
“Our goal as a parent is to give life to our children's learning--to instruct, to teach, to help them develop self-discipline--an ordering of the self from the inside, not imposition from the outside. Any technique that does not give life to a child's learning and leave a child's dignity intact cannot be called discipline--it is punishment, no matter what language it is clothed in.” GivingChildrenDoeSelfMatterHelpingLanguageParentGoalTeachDisciplineDignityOur ChildrenNo Matter WhatTechniquePunishmentSelf DisciplineImposition Author:Barbara Coloroso
“If I could summarize my suggestions to parents over the past twenty-five years it would be: worry less, criticize less, preach less, listen more, have more fun, be more honest with your own feelings, develop your own joys and friendships, and don't sweat the small stuff (which is nearly everything). The goal is not to be a perfect parent, because no such thing exists. The hope is to be a good enough parent so that your child leaves home a responsible adult who can take care of him or herself.” IfsYearsChildrenEnoughFeelingsHomeWould BeCarePastJoyFunStuffParentGoalPerfectWorryFiveHonestAdultsTwentiesResponsibleOur ChildrenTake CareYour ChildrenFive YearsIf I CouldCriticizeGood EnoughSweatSuggestionsOver The PastTwenty FiveSmall StuffSweat The Small StuffWorry LessPerfect Parents Author:Charlotte Sophia Kasl
“Remember that your ultimate goal is for your children to grow up secure in your love, strong in their faith, and with sound character.” ChildrenCharacterRememberStrongGrowsSoundGoalGrowing UpUltimateOur ChildrenSecureYour ChildrenUltimate GoalStrong Love Author:Gary Chapman