Haim Ginott quotes

Haim Ginott was an Israeli-born clinical psychologist, educator, and author renowned for his work on communication between adults and children. His books and teachings have greatly influenced parenting and education practices worldwide. He emphasized the importance of respectful dialogue and empathy in child-rearing. Here are 7 of his quotes:

Treat a child as though he already is the person he's capable of becoming.

Haim Ginott

If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.

Haim Ginott

Each of us carries within himself a collection of instant insults.

Haim Ginott

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Haim Ginott

Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it.

Haim Ginott

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated, a child humanized or de-humanized.

Haim Ginott