You Learn More From Your Mistakes Than

Parents Don't Make Mistakes Because They Don't Care, But Because They Care So Deeply.

Every Time You Give A Parent A Sense Of Success Or Of Empowerment, You're Offering It To The Baby Indirectly. Because Every Time A Parent Looks At That Baby And Says 'oh, You're So Wonderful,' That Baby Just Bursts With Feeling Good About Themselves.

Reading To Children At Night, Responding To Their Smiles With A Smile, Returning Their Vocalizations With One Of Your Own, Touching Them, Holding Them - All Of These Further A Child's Brain Development And Future Potential, Even In The Earliest Months.

You Learn More From Your Mistakes Than You Do From Your Successes.

Grandparents Who Want To Be Truly Helpful Will Do Well To Keep Their Mouths Shut And Their Opinions To Themselves Until These Are Requested.