Unless parents are consistent with their discipline, a child cannot predict consequences, and a child who cannot predict consequences cannot become self-disciplined. #parenting
Relieved of the need to test authority, the obedient child is free to be curious, to explore, to invent - in short, to be as creatively independent as possible. For this reason, expecting obedience of a child is a demonstration of true respect. #parenting
Children want to do their best. To motivate a child to do his or her best, never do for the child what the child is capable of doing on his or her own. #parenting
@GregAbbott_TX Parents deserve school choice…and part of that choice should be choosing a school that isn’t required to teach to a test to get funding.
Parents tend to exaggerate the significance of a toddler’s inevitable tantrums. Suffice it to say that when adults make mountains out of a child’s molehills, the child will learn to build molehills into mountains. #parenting
The only way a child can develop a tolerance for frustration is to experience it in realistic measure, thereby learning to accept it and overcome it. #parenting
My husband and I have a rule, never talk down about each other in public.
No passive-aggressive jokes. No "put-downs."
Your partner is either your cheerleader or toxic.
Texas will soon empower our parents to choose the best education pathway for their kids.
We all want our children to be successful.
During the 89th Legislative Session, we will work together to make school choice a reality for EVERY Texas family. #txlege
Parents who stay focused on a long-range childrearing vision are able to move themselves and their child steadily and in a "straight line" from early childhood to adulthood with the least amount of effort. #parenting
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