In bringing up children, there is
nothing like restraint. This
requires deep roots in your own
spirituality, because it means
releasing your own ideas in favor
of perceiving each child's needs.
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All you need to know
is within you.
Your child's spirit teaches you
how to guide her.

Be present. What is happening
right now? Be still and
comprehend with your inner
senses. Talk to the inner child,
setting aside theories.

If you child were taken from
you tomorrow, would this
matter today?
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Be open to your child's individual
needs and expression. One child
needs stimulation, the next needs
quiet. One needs to be carried all
the time, another likes to play
nearby with the freedom to
extend his limbs.

A wise mother learns each day
from quiet listening. Her
parenting springs from her
children's changing needs.

There is no good child and no bad child.
There is only this child.

          -from Vimala McClure's 
                 The Tao of Motherhood

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