Neal A. Maxwell Quotes

It's essentially encouraging parents, teachers, and caretakers to remind children how special they are on a regular basis.

I will encourage my kids in everything that life has to offer.

The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.

Woory about building a kid who is good, not a kid with good self-esteem.

Mistakes are a natural part of growing up. They're to be expected and made light of. But children bloom like spring flowers under praise. They want so much to be noticed and appreciated, to excel and have that excellence noticed.

There is more in the education of children than the everlasting iteration of the word "don't!"

The worst thing that can be done to children is to drain their energy while correcting them.

I don't know if we tell women great news about themselves enough. You'd be surprised how often a young woman doesn't hear positive things about herself - not in her home, not at school. It's hard to create a beautiful image for yourself when you've never seen it or heard it.

A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.

Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them and putting them down, you will only push them away and make them feel inadequate around other kids. Have faith that your child's brain is an evolving planet that rotates at its own speed. It will naturally be attracted to or repel certain subjects. Be patient. Just as there are ugly ducklings that turn into swans, there are rebellious kids that turn into serious innovators and hardcore intellectuals.

Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.

I'm going to stop punishing my children by saying, “Never mind! I'll do it myself.

The children who are appreciated for what they are, even if they are homely, or clumsy, or slow, will grow up with confidence in themselves and happy. They will have a spirit that will make the best of all the capacities that they do have and of all the opportunities that come their way.

We make butterflies by feeding caterpillars, not by trying to paste wings on them. Kids need to like themselves the way they are, and we can help them develop a positive self-image.

One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not try. Parents need to encourage their kids, and it all starts in the home.

I think sometimes parents and teachers fail to stretch kids. My mother had a very good sense of how to stretch me just slightly outside my comfort zone.

My husband and I believe that if you treat a child well and nurture his talent and physical ability, in a healthy environment, the child will succeed no matter what.

If you keep telling a youngster he is no good, he might begin to doubt himself. A pat on the back could bring the very best out of him.

I believe in my kids 100 percent. When you have confidence in them, they have confidence in themselves.

I think of myself as a fairly attractive girl and always have, thanks to my mom. I was brought into this world thinking I was gorgeous because my mother was extremely devoted to this notion.

We all need some TLC and to pat ourselves on the back from time to time.

Children are apt to live up to what you believe of them.

My dad is truly the person who always made me believe in myself, to appreciate that I was smart.

The essence of parenthood is to make children think that they are the most handsome, intelligent, brilliant person in the world.

There are no college courses to build up self-esteem or high school or elementary school. If you don't get those values at a early age, nurtured in your home, you don't get them.