Top 12 Kim John Payne Quotes

#1. In its complexity and sensuality, nature invites exploration, direct contact, and experience. But it also inspires a sense of awe, a glimpse of what is still "un-Googleable" ... life's mystery and magnitude.

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#2. Independence isn't doing your own thing; it's doing the right thing on your own.

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#3. Nothing we are told, nothing we read prepares us for the feelings we have as a new parent holding our baby, and knowing that we also hold their life in the balance.

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#4. But a half hour or an hour of quiet, restful solitary time during the day is restorative at any age, and a habit worth cultivating.

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#5. Rest nurtures creativity, which nurtures activity. Activity nurtures rest, which sustains creativity. Each draws from and contributes to the other.

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#6. 1. Pause and Picture: Pause, allowing your child a moment to orient herself. Even more important, center yourself as well. Picture yourself giving your child a direction that she fulfills well. Allow yourself to imagine

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#7. Consistency also teaches us that some things do not change, though we may wish they would. Not everything bends to our personal preferences.

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#8. In the tapestry of childhood, what stands out is not the splashy, blow-out trips to Disneyland but the common threads that run throughout and repeat: the family dinners, nature walks, reading together at bedtime, Saturday morning pancakes.

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#9. After all, it's not just what you make of your time, it's whether you have the time to make it your own.

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#10. As parents we also define ourselves by what we bring our attention and presence to. This is easy to forget when daily life feels more like triage. By eliminating some of the clutter in our lives we can concentrate on what we really value, not just what we're buried under, or deluged with.

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#11. Simplification establishes an unspoken emphasis on relationship.

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#12. Children need time to become themselves--through play and social interaction. If you overwhelm a child with stuff--with choices and pseudochoices--before they are ready, they will only know one emotional gesture: More!

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