Polly Berrien Berends
Polly Berrien Berends
Polly Berrien Berends quotes about
baby panic parenthood
Parenthood always comes as a shock. Postpartum blues? Postpartum panic is more like it. We set out to have a baby; what we get is a total take-over of our lives.
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The parent is the strongest statement that the child hears regarding what it means to be alive and real. More than what we say or do, the way we are expresses what we think it means to be alive. So the articulate parent is less a telling than a listening individual.
american-celebrity
We can see that the baby is as much an instrument of nourishment for us as we are for him.
children educational should
We do not have to get our children to learn; only to allow and encourage them in their learning. We do not have to dictate what they should learn; only to discern and respond to what it is that they are learning. Such responsiveness is at once the most educational and the most loving.
mean thinking parent
More than what we say or do, the way we are expresses what we think it means to be alive. So the articulate parent is less a telling than a listening individual.
children fall doe
The child does not begin to fall until she becomes seriously interested in walking, until she actually begins walking. Falling is thus more an indication of learning than a sign of failure.
children important needs
A sense of worthiness is a child's most important need.
inspirational baby instruments
We can see that the baby is as much an instrument of nourishment to us, as we are for him.
inspirational baby willing
Most of us would do more for our babies than we have ever been willing to do for anyone, even ourselves.
blessing lessons happens
Everything that happens is either a blessing, which is also a lesson, or a lesson which is also a blessing.
years parent lists
My list of things I never pictured myself saying when I pictured myself as a parent has grown over the years.
children parenting hug
A child needs both to be hugged and unhugged. The hug lets her know she is valuable. The unhug lets her know that she is viable. If you're always shoving your child away, they will cling to you for love. If you're always holding them closer, they will cling to you for fear.
feet secret taught
The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it.
children findings seeking
If your children see that you are seeking, they will seek-the finding part is up to God.