Dorothy Corkille Briggs Quotes

The surest route to breeding jealousy is to compare. Since jealousy comes from feeling less than another, comparisons only fan the fires.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs

• Feeling
• Jealousy

The attitudes of others toward a child's capacities are far more important than his possession of particular traits. The fact of any handicap is not nearly so vital as the reactions toward it of those around him.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs

• Child
• Possession
• Reactions

Celebrate Your Self.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs

• Yourself
• Celebrate

When children know uniqueness is respected, they are more likely to put theirs to use.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs

• Children
• Use
• Uniqueness

The toddler craves independence, but he fears desertion.

Dorothy Corkille Briggs