Brain Rules for Baby (John Medina) / quote 89 of 91
Parenting is about developing hearts
Seeing his personality blossom was truly a gift. This is the message I want to leave you with as we part ways. As a new parent, you may feel sometimes that all children do is take from you, but it is just a form of giving in disguise. Kids present you with an ear infection, but what they are really giving you is patience. They present you with a tantrum, but they are really giving you the honor of witnessing a developing personality. Before you know it, you’ve raised up another human being. You realize what a great privilege it is to be a steward of another life. I said that parenting is all about developing human brains, but my aim was inches too high. Parenting is all about developing human hearts. There is no idea in this book more important for new parents than that one.