Famous Quotes | A child is more than the sum of...

A child is more than the sum of her parts. So are you What you feel about life, about each other, about being parents—if it’s on the positive side—is probably transcendent. If you enjoy your daughter, enjoy the whims and fancies, funny quirks, blind spots, and special abilities that define her, and show a decent sensitivity to her needs from year to year, that will compensate for all the inevitable false moves and sins of commission and omission and have a dominant influence on your relationship. - Stella Chess, Jane Whitbread
Attribution: Stella Chess (20th century), U.S. psychiatrist, and Jane Whitbread (20th century), U.S. writer. Daughters, ch. 3 (1978).

Categories: Adolescent Development Of Girls, Influence Of Parents, Advice To Parents, Psychiatrist, Writer

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