Josh Shipp Quotes

If you've treated your girlfriend without respect, taken advantage of her, or cheated on her, your actions have taught her that she has no value. Needless to say, this is a serious, serious injury. If you don't try to make it right, she might start to believe the lie you've told her and spend the rest of her life thinking she deserves poor treatment.

You either get bitter or you get better. It's that simple. You either take what has been dealt to you and allow it to make you a better person, or you allow it to tear you down. The choice does not belong to fate, it belongs to you.

And the bummer thing is, ghosts never leave. They might leave you alone sometimes, but they're always there deep down, whispering lies in your ear. They echo the lies others told you: That you're not smart enough; that you're not pretty; that you'll never amount to anything.

Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.

Being confident simply means believing that you have what it takes to do the job.

Parenting is a crucible, filled with tears and anxiety and laughter. It will pierce your soul. And it will heal you. It is all those things. And more. That's love.

Reikia milžiniškos drąsos būti kukliam.

Galbūt manėte, kad kūdikis suteiks džiaugsmo šeimai, tik nepagalvojote, kad vieną dieną jis taps paaugliu.

Tai, ko vaikai neišsako žodžiais, išreiškia veiksmais.

Vienintelis bendras veiksnys, vienijąs visus vaikus, išsiugdžiusius atsparumą ir sugebėjimą atsigauti, yra tvirtas ryšys su bent vienu atsidavusiu, jį palaikančiu žmogumi: tėvu, globėju ar kitu suaugusiuoju. <..> Kad pasiektų sėkmę, vaikui tereikia vieno rūpestingo suaugusiojo.

Bėda ta, kad, būdami tokio amžiaus, jauni žmonės labai bijo. Jie žino, kad vyskta kai kas svarbaus, kas juos pakeis visam laikui, tačiau turi per mažai gyvenimo patirties, kad ką nors įžvelgtų per siaubą keliantį rūką. Taigi jaučiasi nesaugūs ir išsigandę.

Pats svarbiausias mūšis, kurio jūs negalite laimėti, - dėl tvarkos palaikymo kambaryje. Jei tikpaauglių miegamajame nesimėto atidaryta maisto tara ar maisto likučiai (tikras rojus skruzdėlėms) ir jei iš jų kambario į koridorių nesismelkia neaiškus kvapas, leiskite jiems tvarkytis kaip nori.

Paaugliai tikrina jus, norėdami išsiaiškinti, ar jūs atsilaikysite. Jie mėgina jus, baksnoja ir trauko, nes turi įsitikinti, kad JŪS esate tikras, kai aplink tiek daug nežinomybės. Jie nori būti tikri, kad esate patikimas, kad su jumis saugu, kad viską atlaikysite.

Sudden brain growth may lead to forgetfulness. RELATIONALLY       •    Debate often, but argue more from emotion than logic.       •    Seek peer approval and conformity.       •    Often display worst behavior at home.       •    Benefit from having a same-gender best friend.       •    Value nonparental adult influences.       •    May have romantic interests and experiment with physical affection.

Lie more than at any other phase.

Really, for most of the life situations you’re preparing your teen for, you will not be around. They will have to do this on their own. In most real-world situations, there’s not a whole lot you can do. It’s out of your hands. If you want to influence the outcome, you’re going to have to do the work during the pregame.

Josh Shipp spent his childhood bouncing around from foster home to foster home. A lot of teens would have been stuck in that experience, never able to make their way out of that hardship. Josh turned his experience into a mission to help other at-risk kids. One of his favorite sayings is, “Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.” I love that idea and think it’s true of kids. I also believe it’s true of adults.