Keith Ablow Quotes about Children

Most children would rather preserve the fantasy of a loving connection with their fathers and mothers, at all costs, even if it costs them their self-esteem. When you're three or seven years old, it's less frightening

Most children would rather preserve the fantasy of a loving connection with their fathers and mothers, at all costs, even if it costs them their self-esteem. When you're three or seven years old, it's less frightening to think of yourself as an unlovable, disappointing screwup than to recognize the fact that you're living with a monster.

Keith Ablow

Mother, Children, Father

Keith Ablow (2015). “Compulsion”, p.299, Pan Macmillan

Human empathy, while not found on any chart of human anatomy, is the reason we instinctively hurt for our children... it is the reason that one human being's intensely personal tests and triumphs can be harnessed to the good of countless others.

Keith Ablow

Hurt, Children, Empathy

Glenn Beck, Keith Ablow (2012). “The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life”, p.15, Simon and Schuster