“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”
Virginia Satir“Problems are not the problem coping is the problem. ”
Virginia Satir“We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.”
Virginia Satir“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.”
Virginia Satir“Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.”
Virginia Satir“What lingers from the parent's individual past, unresolved or incomplete, often becomes part of her or his irrational parenting.”
Virginia Satir“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”
Virginia Satir“Once a human being has arrived on this earth communication is the largest single factor determining what kinds of relationships he makes with others and what happens to him in the world about him.”
Virginia Satir“We must not allow other people’s limited perceptions to define us.”
Virginia Satir“So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.”
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.”
Virginia Satir