Quotation by Lawrence Balter

More Quotes From

Additional Sources

Dr. Balter's Child Sense (1985)"Not in Front of the Children..." (1993)Who's In Control? (1989)

Related Subjects

The question that's probably uppermost in the child's mind is: Why do my parents want to have a baby? Don't they love me? And if they love me, why do they need another one? Aren't I enough? Imagine for a minute yourself in a similar situation. Your husband comes home and says: "Honey I love you so much, I've decided to go get another wife so I can have two." How would you feel?

Lawrence Balter

Lawrence Balter (20th century), U.S. psychologist and author. Dr. Balter's Child Sense, part 3, ch. 42 (1985).

Cite this source Embed this quotation

Surprise me with a

The Columbia World of Quotations © 1996, Columbia University Press.
Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by written agreement, the following are prohibited: copying substantial portions or the entirety of the work in machine readable form, making multiple printouts thereof, and other uses of the work inconsistent with U.S. and applicable foreign copyright and related laws.

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Reference Sendori