“Many children are naturally picky eaters. It may even be genetic, or developmental. But given a range of healthy choices, children will choose a balanced dietso long as junk food isn't included in ...”

“There's a world of difference between, "Look at this mess you made!" and "I don't like to see food on the floor!”

“The point is that we can't behave right when we don't feel right. And kids can't behave right when they don't feel right. If we don't take care of their feelings first, we have little chance of eng...”

“As for logical consequences, the "logic" is highly debatable. If you continually arrive late for my workshop, despite my warning that lateness is unacceptable, I may find it "logical" to lock you o...”

“Study after study has found that young children who are not constantly ordered around are much more likely to cooperate with simple requests from a parentfor example, cleaning up toys when askedtha...”

“Six o'clock means very little to a three-year-old. It works better to say "after dinner," or "as soon as the baby takes her morning nap.”

“There are in nature neither rewards nor punishments there are consequences.”

“You can't hurt me the way you think you can. But even if you could? I would rather die with the taste of you on my tongue than live and never touch you again. I'm in love with you, Mara. I love you...”

“The assumption is that if I expend myself for myself in the end all Ill be left with is myself, and that alone is frightening. But what Ive failed to consider is that I have to expend so much of my...”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”