Quote by Virginia Satir
Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents dont realize what messages they are sending. – Virginia Satir

Other quotes by Virginia Satir

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. – Virginia Satir

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communication
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Life is not what its supposed to be. Its what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. – Virginia Satir

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Life
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What lingers from the parents individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting. – Virginia Satir

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parenting
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Christmas makes everything twice as sad. – Doug Coupland

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sad

If you have ever been in a real tragic or sad situation, the words that come out are hopelessly inadequate and kind of cliched. – Erika Slezak

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sad

I was always depressed growing up. There wasnt a reason for it, I just was. I was sad and morose. I cried a lot, I wrote a lot, and I read a lot and that was how I dealt with it. – Amanda Hocking

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sad

Its astonishing what some women will put up with just to have a warm body. Some of the brightest women I know are just obsessed with that search. Its very sad. – Judith Rossner

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sad

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I want to go ahead of Father Time with a scythe of my own. – H. G. Wells

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Time

The family is the test of freedom because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Family

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. – Khalil Gibran

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Friendship

The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime. – Chuck Palahniuk

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Politics