Quotations From LOUISE HART

Healthy parenting is nothing if not a process of empowerment. As we help to raise our children's self-esteem, we also increase their personal power. When we encourage them to be confident, self-reliant, self-directed, and responsible individuals, we are giving them power.

If you tell children they are bad, that's what they believe they are—and that's probably what they will become.

Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.

The Golden Rule of Parenting is: Do unto your children as you wish your parents had done unto you!

We all enter the world with fairly simple needs: to be protected, to be nurtured, to be loved unconditionally, and to belong.

Self-esteem creates natural highs. Knowing that you're lovable helps you to love more. Knowing that you're important helps you to make a difference to to others. Knowing that you are capable empowers you to create more. Knowing that you're valuable and that you have a special place in the universe is a serene spiritual joy in itself.