Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect. – Bruno Bettelheim
The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by ones children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them. – Bruno Bettelheim
Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science. – Bruno Bettelheim
Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life… a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry of the turn of the seasons, the beauty of seedtime and harvest, the ripe product of the year — and the deep, deep connection of all these things with God. – Ray Stannard Baker (David Grayson)