Quote by Virginia Satir
What lingers from the parents individual past, unresolved or incom

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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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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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

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sad
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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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Maternity is a matter of fact, paternity is a matter of opinion. – Proverb

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parenting

Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk. – Carl Jung

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parenting

Parenting is the most important job on the planet next to keeping Gary Busey off the nations highways. – Dennis Miller

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parenting

The child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering. – Benjamin Spock

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power

James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them. – Mark Wahlberg

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The humanists replacement for religion: work really hard and somehow youll either save yourself or youll be immortal. Of course, thats a total joke, and our progress is nothing. There may be progress in technology but theres no ethical progress whatsoever. – David Bowie

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Religion