Top 6 Deborah MacNamara Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “The characteristics a young child exhibits that make them difficult to care for are the same ones we will long for as they become adults – saying no, disagreeing, and having their own ideas, plans, and purpose.”

— Deborah MacNamara

2. “Children are not meant to work for love. They are meant to rest in someone’s care so that they can play and grow; this is why relationships matter.”

— Deborah MacNamara

3. “Good development requires patience and faith. The problem with pushing and controlling is they can interfere with providing what children really need. They can create stressful environments where children feel there is something wrong with the way they are.”

— Deborah MacNamara

4. “Our children need a self to share, a heart that feels, a mouth that tells, and a belief that the richness in life comes from experiencing it in a vulnerable way.”

— Deborah MacNamara

5. “It is a road map for growing a child into a separate, independent being who assumes responsibility for directing their own life and for the choices they make.”

— Deborah MacNamara

6. “When trouble ensues, among the first questions to ask are whether the child was placed in a situation that was too much for them developmentally and whether expectations for behaviour were realistic.”

— Deborah MacNamara

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