Bruno Bettelheim Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

9 Famous Quotes by Bruno Bettelheim
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“Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth”
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“The question for the child is not "Do I want to be good?" but "Whom do I want to be like?"”
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“The monster a child knows best and is most concerned with [is] the monster he feels or fears himself to be.”
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“With the very disturbed child, understanding is essential, since we all know sadly that love is not enough.”
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“Not only is our love for our children sometimes tinged with annoyance, discouragement, and disappointment, the same is true for the love our children feel for us.”
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“Play reaches the habits most needed for intellectual growth.”
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“Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.”
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“Raising children is a creative endeavor, an art rather than a science.”
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“The fear of failure is so great, it is no wonder that the desire to do right by one's children has led to a whole library of books offering advice on how to raise them.”
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