79 Quotes by Virginia Satir

I want to love you without clutching, appreciate you without judging, join you without invading, invite you without demanding, leave you without guilt, criticize you without blaming, and help you without insulting. If I can have the same from you, then we can truly meet and enrich each other.

So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.

We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.

Los niños necesitan que sus padres sean sus amigos tanto como un balazo.

We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.

Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.

What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.