Quotation: Don't try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do: John Holt @DavidGurteen

Don’t Try to Force a Child to Do What He Is Afraid to Do John Holt

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If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him.

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