Give your sons and daughters every advantage within your power. In the air of kindness they will grow about you like flowers. They will fill your homes with sunshine and all your years with joy. Do not try to rule by force. A blow from a parent leaves a scar on the soul.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kindness and advantages from parents make children flourish, while force harms them.
- In plain terms
- Love your kids and give them advantages do not hit them.
- What can you take from it?
- Use love not force to raise children.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does kindness shape your family?
- When does force backfire with children?
Another view
It may downplay the need for boundaries and discipline.
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