Steve Biddulph Quotes

• You invest a lot in your kids, from the sleepless nights early on and the frightening trips to the emergency room, to homework assignments and a million miles of taxi driving. The great thing is that everything you put in counts, and with a bit of luck, one day they will realize it. Love adds up to something. It's indestructible and immortal and carries long on after your own life is over. Who could ask for more?

  Steve Biddulph

  Kids, Night, Long

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• The biggest single problem of American parents today is the foolish idea that you just have to be a friend to your children. Kids need parents, not just another pal. This means being able and willing to say no, to challenge faulty thinking, and to expect accountability.

  Steve Biddulph

  Children, Mean, Kids

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• Children will usually live up to our expectations.

  Steve Biddulph

  Children, Expectations

  Steve Biddulph (2009). “Secret of Happy Children: Why Children Behave the Way They Do and What You Can Do to Help Them to Be Optimistic, Loving, Capable, and Happy”, p.4, Da Capo Press

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• A partner who rolls her eyes, sighs, turns away, sends a very toxic message.

  Steve Biddulph

  Eye, Toxic, Messages

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